Events List

General Meeting: Alcids — Enigmatic, Enchanting, Inspiring
Sep
11
Monthly Programs

General Meeting: Alcids — Enigmatic, Enchanting, Inspiring

Join Steve and Martha Ellis for a general meeting program highlighting the mysterious puffin family.

Birds in this particular grouping have many abilities and physiological features that set them apart from other seabirds. For instance, alcids are the only birds that routinely spread their wings when diving beneath the sea.


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SSGN 2025 End of Season Celebration
Oct
1
Citizen Science

SSGN 2025 End of Season Celebration

Watch for the zoom link to attend.

Included will be a new slideshow presentation of PIGU bluffs across the regions and 2025 survey memories.

Dave Krause will present the highly anticipated summary of our data for the season.

We will have presentations by special guests Erin Arzola-Davis and Dr. Sarah Converse. Erin is a student of Sarah’s at the University of Washington. She is also a previous intern and surveyor of PIGU in the South Sound! She’s been analyzing a piece of our data and will share her findings.

Sarah Converse will add the latest findings of her study of PIGUs on Protection Island.

Check the Salish Sea Guillemot Network website to get the Zoom link for the celebration.

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Pigeon Guillemot Appreciation Day
Jun
27
Social Event, Celebration

Pigeon Guillemot Appreciation Day

A family-friendly, Informal gathering to learn more about the guillemot research project, slideshow of local pigeon guillemots, make your own red felt feet and guillemot themed appetizers. Special glass pours.

We've been celebrating these little birds for 22 years. 
Join us to learn more.  We monitor Pigeon Guillemot breeding colonies across the region to better understand their population dynamics and role in healthy coastal ecosystems.

Download, print and distribute this flier.

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Malheur Wildlife Refuge
Jun
2
to Jun 6
Birding Field Trip

Malheur Wildlife Refuge

Trip leader Dave Parent has over 30 years of experience birding in Southeast Oregon. Join him on a camp out to one of the most amazing birding areas in North America. “We will bird the expansive Malheur Refuge, fields, the Pueblo Mountains, and possibly other hotspots. We hope to be onsite as the spring migration is in full swing and nesting birds are arriving from the south. One hundred species in the first two days is not unrealistic!” Headquarters is Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Page Springs Campground, first come first served—no reservations. Hotels are available in the area also. Contact Dave for details.

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Wings over Whidbey Bird Festival
May
17
Community Events

Wings over Whidbey Bird Festival

Join us for the third year of our annual, Wings over Whidbey Bird Festival, Saturday. This year it will be a full day for all ages with a well-rounded variety of fun to include educational and informational presentations. We have some exciting presenters lined up. There will be field trips both Friday and Saturday.

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Global Big Day
May
10
Birding on Whidbey Island

Global Big Day

Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you. No matter where you are, join us virtually on 10 May, help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, and share the birds you find with eBird.

This is also within Whidbey Audubon’s two-week Birdathon Fundraising Event period. Check out the teams and make a pledge on the Birdathon page.

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Annual Membership Meeting, plus A Riot of Color: Costa Rican Birds
May
8
Monthly Programs

Annual Membership Meeting, plus A Riot of Color: Costa Rican Birds

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This is our annual membership meeting to elect new board members and discuss relevant business with Whidbey Audubon Society members. We’ll sweeten the meeting with an ice cream social.

This February a number of Whidbey Audubon members traveled to Costa Rica and had a wonderful experience seeing birds and other natural wonders. Following a business meeting they will present an illustrated program.

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Earth Day at Camp Casey
Apr
19
Community Events

Earth Day at Camp Casey

Whidbey Audubon Society will have a table in the central community hub with more information about all of our activities and opportunities, along with a bird viewing station near Crockett Lake with an expert birder, binoculars and scopes available for all to use.

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