Sherman Creek Wildlife Area Conservation Survey Training

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Spokane Audubon Society has a new conservation partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)-managed Sherman Creek Wildlife Area. We are committed to providing data to monitor habitat work on the wildlife area.

We’re seeking volunteers to do point count bird surveys on two transects three times during the breeding bird season in June and July of each year. We will have training on the morning of May 4, 2024. This training will be held via Zoom for interested birders who would like to boost their survey skills. Please contact Kim Thorburn for the Zoom meeting ID and Passcode.

The small wildlife area staff at Sherman Creek are also excited about the burgeoning partnership with Spokane Audubon Society. It is an opportunity for them to gain habitat monitoring information that cannot be crammed into their busy schedules. Their support has provided a robust foundation for this project. They’ve identified and mapped survey transects and assisted in refining methodology.

For more information about the Sherman Creek Wildlife Area bird count partnership and more information about the May 4th workshop, contact Kim Thorburn. You can check out Kim’s article in the April Pygmy Owl as well.