Check out how you can even use a small back yard to attract wildlife. The Daily News has an article on how WHAS board member Gloria Nichols designed her garden around birds.
The New Start Time for our 4/25 field trip to Oysterville West Beach Access and Leadbetter Point State Park is 10:15 am, instead of 8:30 am. The reason for the change is to better align with the feeding of the shorebirds. If we start at 8:30 am, we hit Oysterville too early and with the higher...
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By Russ Koppendrayer
Migration continued bringing new species throughout the month of March into Cowlitz County. Twelve new species were added to our composite year list. Nine expected species were bookended by three code 4 species on...
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Hello everyone,
I’m pleased to introduce myself as the new Field Trips Coordinator for our Audubon chapter. I’m looking forward to helping create fun, educational and inclusive birding experiences.
Birding is most rewarding to me as a collaborative...
Read MoreCheck out how you can even use a small back yard to attract wildlife. The Daily News has an article on how WHAS board member Gloria Nichols designed her garden around birds.
The Spring 2026 Willapa Whistler is available now.
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By Russ Koppendrayer
While we didn't find any super rarities in the first month of 2026, we did come across some very interesting birds. A White-winged Scoter at the Woodland Bottoms and a couple Yellow-headed Blackbirds on the Kalama...
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By Russ Koppendrayer
We had a productive last three months of 2025. In addition to picking up a few of our missing annual species, we managed to locate White-winged Scoter, Eared Grebe and Swamp Sparrow, all of which are less than annual in Cowlitz...
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