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Diving Birds presented by Harry Nehls

Programs

Please join local birding expert Harry Nehls, author of Birds of the Willamette Valley Region, on Wednesday May 8 at 7:00 pm at Lower Columbia College, Room PSC 102 as he discusses the Unique features and fascinating natural history of diving birds including cormorants, pelicans, loons and grebes.

The program is free, open to all and sponsored by the LCC Sustainability Club and the Willapa Hills Audubon Society

March - April 2013 Whistler is online

News

The March / April 2013 Whistler is available now.

The printed Whistler and a previous online version have the wrong date for the April Lake Sacajawea walk. The correct date is Saturday April 13, at 8am.

Read more of its content:

• Annual WHAS Member Meeting and Program
• Cowlitz County Bird Year List
• Message to National Members
• Membership Application Form
• Program Chair wanted
• Bird Festivals
• Update on WA State Legislative Session
• Earth Day
• Plant trees at Indian Jack
• Amphibian Survey update
• Book Review: Dog Days Raven Nights
• Bald Eagle Survey
• SWAMP update,
• Mushroom Growing 101
• WHAS Programs and Field Trips;

Indian Jack Slough Amphibian Survey

Egg Mass Survey

“No way!”

“Yes, way.”

Have you ever seen lumpy water?  Look closely at the bottom of this picture. The straight lines are plant stems, but the rounded grape-like shapes are red-legged frog egg masses, tightly packed, fresh, clear and round.

Read more: Indian Jack Slough Amphibian Survey

Cowlitz County Bird List (January 2013 update)

Wildlife Sightings

Russ Koppendrayer just updated the 2013 Cowlitz County Yearlist:

"The 2013 list includes the new taxonomic order which includes the counter-intuitive placement of falcons between woodpeckers and flycatchers. Also you will find some updating of abundance codes, but more needs to be done before next year.

January was launched from the springboard of a record CBC and continued with some good coverage and nice finds in Cowlitz County. We already have identified 114 species for the year."

For more information contact Russ Koppendrayer through our Wildlife Sightings area, where you can find this list (and others) as a pdf file.

Local Christmas Bird Counts Results

Bird Counts

Leadbetter CBC 2012

This was the Christmas bird count that almost did not happen.  When I discovered in mid-November that no one was organizing the Leadbetter CBC that I had participated in for years, I volunteered for the job.  I could not imagine a Christmas without counting birds.  I also, could not imagine the job, or I might not have tackled it.

Continue reading to see the results for Cowlitz-Columbia and Wahkiakum County circles.

Read more: Local Christmas Bird Counts Results

January - February 2013 Whistler is online

News

The January / February 2013 Whistler is available now.

Read more of its content:

• Winter Board Meeting Notes
• Outreach for new birders
• Membership Application Form
• Fieldtrip report, Fall Board Meeting report
• Christmas Bird Counts Recap
• Amphibian Egg Mass Surveys
• Backyard Birding: The Great Back Yard Bird Count
• Cat Enclosure in Local Backyard
• Book Review: Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
• WHAS Programs and Field Trips;

Redhead Duck seen in Cowlitz County

Wildlife Sightings

This Redhead Duck is a rare sighting for Cowlitz County -- only the 4th recorded.

Royce Craig captured the photo on his 3rd visit to the Kalama River area where the bird was found on the ponds along Tradewinds Road.

The bird was first seen on November 12.

November - December 2012 Whistler is online

News

The November / December 2012 Whistler is available now.

Read more of its content:

• Membership Application Form
• Amphibian Survey 2013
• Backyard Birding
• Local Christmas Bird Counts Overview
• White Pelican nest site bulldozed
• Upcoming Program: Feathered Architects - The Fascinating World of Bird Nests
• WHAS member reading lists
• WHAS Programs and Field Trips;