Many of our events are free of charge. Donations supporting the Dungeness River Audubon Center are tax deductable and will be gratefully accepted.
Warning: if you have selected All Events from the left-hand menu to generate this display, you won't find links to the details of some field trips. To access them, click on Bird Field Trips (in the same menu).
Wednesday Bird Walks
Date: Every Wednesday morning
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Fee: No charge
Sponsor: Dungeness River Audubon Center
Meet at the Dungeness River Audubon Center for a leisurely walk to see and hear the birds of the lower Dungeness riparian forest. Information from these on-going walks helps us better understand the annual cycle of the birds of Railroad Bridge Park. The more eyes and ears the better! All are welcome.
OPAS Monthly Meeting
Date: Wed., Sep. 15, 2010 Time: Potluck dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m.
Fee: Sponsor:
Bring your place settings for the potluck dinner. Hilary Hilscher, Communications Development, Audubon Washington, presents: "The Great Washington State Birding Trail"
Salt Creek
Date: Sat., Sep. 25, 2010 Time: 9:30 a.m.
Fee: No Charge
Sponsor:
Introduction to Birds and Birding
Date: Tue., Sep. 21, 2010 through Tue., Oct. 26, 2010 Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: River Center Partners: $40; non-partners $60.
Sponsor: Dungeness River Audubon Center
This class, taught by Dave Jackson, is designed for beginning birders, new residents who wish to learn and recognize our local birds, and anyone wanting to better understand birds. Classes include bird identification, feeders, houses, field guides, and optics. Two field trips. Limit: 16 people. Please pre-register with the River Center.
Dungeness Spit to McDonnell Creek Beach Walk
Date: Tue., Oct. 5, 2010 Time: 7:45-11:30 a.m.
Fee: No Charge
Sponsor:
Carrie Blake Park/John Wayne Marina
Date: Sat., Oct. 16, 2010 Time: 9:30-noon a.m.
Fee: No Charge
Sponsor:
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge/Sauvie Island
Date: Sat., Oct. 16, 2010 through Sun., Oct. 17, 2010 Time: 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
Fee: No Charge
Sponsor:
OPAS Monthly Meeting
Date: Wed., Oct. 20, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. meeting
Fee: Sponsor:
Join us for the monthly meeting of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, which features Idie Ulsh speaking on "Feathered Architects: The Fascinating World of Birds’ Nests"
Notes:
For details on birding trips, load the Bird Field Trips page, find
the trip you want, then click the link for details.
For more information about OPAS field trips call either the trip leader or
Field Trip Coordinator Bob Iddins at 360-681-2840, or email him at
rriddins@olypen.com.
For more information about River Center trips call the Center at 360-681-4076.
For information on the River Center (formally the Dungeness River
Audubon Center) -- located in Railroad Bridge Park, Sequim, Washington -- visit its
web site.
Additional River Center events are listed on the Center's calendar.
OPAS general and board meetings are held at the River Center
monthly, usually the third Wednesday and first Thursday respectively.
