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The WHAS Backyard Bird Calendar committee is looking for good quality photos for our 2012 Backyard Bird Calendar. Last year was our first attempt at a fundraising calendar. This year we want to print more and sell them at larger venues. If you are a bird photographer or know a bird photographer we are looking for photos of birds to include either in the larger photo that will go above each month or smaller photos that we’ll include in the calendar portion.
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The Seattle Times has an interesting article showing some insight into the development of the last of the Great Washington State Birding Trails, the Pudget Sound Loop.
Check out the article "Audubon birders rove Puget Sound to complete the Great Washington State Birding Trail" on their website.
To see the already available maps online (for free) go to the Washington State Audubon website. Trails to download include:
- Cascade Loop;
- Coulee Corridor, covering Central Washington from Grand Coulee to Othello;
- Southwest Loop, covering Olympia to the Columbia Gorge;
- Olympic Loop, circling the Olympic Peninsula;
- Sun & Sage Loop, spanning an area from Snoqualmie Pass to Walla Walla;
- Palouse to Pines Loop, covering Asotin to Republic.
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OPB recently showed two very interesting videos.
One of Oregon’s native birds, the Lewis’s Woodpecker is in trouble because of loss of habitat. Meet a member of the East Cascade Audubon Society who has made it her mission to help these birds.
In 1970 experts couldn’t find a single peregrine falcon in Oregon. 40 years later they are off the endangered species list thanks partly to a large number of nests right in the city of Portland, many on the largest, noisiest bridges. The falcons still face threats from intentional illegal hunting. The Audubon Society of Portland tracks and bands chicks born each year.
Continue reading to see the two videos:
Read more: Great Lewis's Woodpecker and Peregine Falcon videos
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According to a U.S. Geological Survey study on beak deformities, northwestern crows in Alaska, Washington and British Columbia follow a trend found earlier in Alaska's black-capped chickadees. Beak deformities are more than 10 times higher compared to the regular bird population and are called "avian keratin disorder". The cause hasn't been determined yet.
Go to this Oregonian website to read the full article. The study was published in the journal "The Auk" recently.
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Willapa Hills Audubon Society is offering a full color calendar featuring birds found in backyards or at bird feeders. This 9-inch by 12-inch, 13-month calendar provides dates of Christmas Bird Counts and some area birding festivals as well as information on how to attract more birds to your yard.
The cost is $10 with all proceeds supporting the WHAS mission. Please consider purchasing a calendar as a Christmas present for someone who would like to learn more about the birds they see at their bird feeder or just for anyone who like birds.
To purchase a calendar (or calendars) contact any of the board members listed on our contact page, or
We only printed a limited edition, so don't wait too long.