Have you ever wondered about Hummingbirds?
Here is a video with over 20 amazing facts, it includes slow motion footage of the bird hover and fly backwards in hd. It would make a great short clip for school nature projects.
Vaux's Swifts are starting to roost in the Riverside Community Church chimney in Rainier. We already had a few readings getting up to 20,000.
Folks wishing to check out this phenomenon for themselves will have the best chance from half an hour before sunset until half an hour after sunset. The southward migration of the swifts from all over the Northwest starts in September, affording us more opportunities to view thousands of them entering the chimney. You can watch them from the lower parking lot accessible from W C St next to Fox Creek.
Larry Schwitters of Vaux’s Happening recently sent out the rankings for the top 14 roost sites on the flyway for the northbound migration. Rainier's Riverside Community Church ranked second or third in all three categories! Southbound migration usually has far larger numbers -- check it out and say hi to Carolyn and Art.
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In case you missed our latest program: Exploring the Waters of the Pacific Northwest - A Solo Kayaker's Journey by Kyleen Austin you can now watch it anytime:
It is the story with photographs of Austin's epic journey kayaking from Alaska to Washington during Summer, 2019.
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By Larry Brandt
We know how bored and upset kids can get at times when their activities are restricted. Perhaps we have an answer for parents and grandparents caring for grade school kids during the covid-19 pandemic. We have seven pages of things for kids to do at home. Of course, they are conservation, outdoor and environment related. Hopefully, they will provide your youngsters with hours of entertainment.
All pages were developed by Suzy Whittey, a long-time member of Willapa Hills Audubon. Each comes as a .pdf file that you can open (and download) by clicking the image. Then just print them and you are set.
Due to concerns about the spread of Coronavirus, the WHAS board has decided to cancel all events to protect our members, following guidance from the Health Department and Audubon.
Please watch the website or the WHAS Facebook page for updates on other events.
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| Mar 27, 2021 Annual meeting |
| Jun 12, 2021 Board Meting |
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