Wahkiakum Wild Bird Fest is a one-of-a-kind birding event created by a partnership of community organizations to showcase the remarkable abundance and diversity of birds that winter along the Columbia River Estuary and Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer.
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By Russ Koppendrayer
With fall migration well underway we managed to add six species to our Cowlitz County year list during July and August. Five species were migrant shorebirds and the sixth was Eastern Kingbird.The Sportsman's Club...
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Only 27 US states have active young birder chapters. Most are located in the western and eastern parts of the country. Young Birders United (YBU), Taking Flight ’s most ambitious project yet, is a three-stage nationwide campaign: (1) create an online, open-access map of active young birder state...
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By Russ Koppendrayer
We've reached the halfway point in the year here at the end of June, where we added two new species to our list in that month. Instead of my usual remarks about the latest additions, I've decided to reference the species we...
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By Russ Koppendrayer
Spring migration continued on with new species arriving in spurts throughout the month of May. We found species that move through and some that arrive to nest in large numbers. Nothing really rare for the county list was...
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