Monthly Meetings

We hold monthly meetings from September through May on the second Wednesday of the month. The public is invited and welcome to attend these monthly meetings free of charge.

Most of our meetings are now in a hybrid format where you can participate either in-person or virtually via Zoom.

Click Here To Learn About Our Upcoming Meeting

All members should receive an email with meeting information. Non-members are welcome to attend, at no charge, in person or via Zoom. Please check the latest issue of our newsletter, The Pygmy Owl, to get the Zoom link for hybrid and online meetings. If you would like to learn more about Zoom, you can find that on the Zoom website, watch a YouTube video, or read this document.

Video Recordings of Monthly Meetings

May 2024 Program: Chickadees and Nuthatches of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, by Mike Munts. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

April 2024 Program: Who Are You Calling a Bird Brain?, by Kim Adelson. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

March 2024 Program: What’s Going On At Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, by Molly Dixon. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

February 2024 Program: Attracting Birds to a Bird-Friendly Yard, by Alan McCoy. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

January 2024 Program: Tales from the Tri-Cities Burrowing Owl Nest Creation and Monitoring Project, by Jason Fidorra. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

December 2023 Program: North Central Washington Audubon’s American Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring Program, by Kent Woodruff, Richard Scranton and Stu Smith. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

November 2023 Program: A Glimpse Into the Lives of Solitary Bees, by David Kollen. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting. You can also sign up for the Xerces eNewsletter.

October 2023 Program: Updating Washington State’s Conservation Efforts to Help Rare Species and How to Get Involved, by Wendy Connally. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

September 2023 Program: Help Document Bird Activity in Your Own Backyard, by Erin Posthumus. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

April 2023 Program: Helping Birds of Prey, by the WSU Raptor Club. Click here to watch the video of the hybrid meeting.

March 2023 Program: A Birder’s Guide to Understanding Bears, by Rich Beausoleil. Click here to watch the video of the hybrid meeting.

February 2023 Program: The Conservation Challenges of New World and Old World Vultures, by Kim Thorburn. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

January 2023 Program: Birding in Southern Chilean Patagonia, by Mason Maron. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

December 2022 Program: Wolves in Washington, by Ben Maletzke. Click here to watch the video of the hybrid meeting.

November 2022 Program: Save-A-Bird Team: Helping Injured Birds, by Bea Harrison. Click here to watch the video of the hybrid meeting.

October 2022 Program: Learn How to Prevent Bird-Window Collisions, by Alan McCoy. Click here to watch the video of the hybrid meeting.

September 2022 Program: Bring Back the Pollinators, by Dave Kollen. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

May 2022 Program: Growing Sagebrush for Shrub Steppe Habitat Restoration and Public Outreach, by Melissa MacKelvie. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

April 2022 Program: From Mountain Tops to Backyards: Cougar Ecology and Behavior in the Pacific Northwest, by Brian Kertson. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

March 2022 Program: It’s Not Rocket Science, It’s Citizen Science!, by Julia K. Parrish. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

February 2022 Program: Yard Bird Safety, by Jim Cubie. A video is not available due to technical difficulties. Click here for information provided by the speaker.

January 2022 Program: Belize—Birding in the Land of the Mayas, by Paul Nistico. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

December 2021 Program: Finding Hope in Conservation History, by Michelle Nijhuis. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

November 2021 Program: The Dinosaurs Amongst Us, by Kim Adelson, Ph.D. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

October 2021 Program: Winter Raptor Survey Project, by Jeff Fleischer. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

September 2021 Program: Beyond Disney World: A Central Florida Virtual Birding Vacation, by Stan Lavender. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

May 2021 Program: Finches of the Little Pend Oreille NWR, by Michael Munts. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

March 2021 Program: Hawkwatching in Texas, by RJ Baltierra. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

February 2021 Program: Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, by Ben Goldfarb. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

January 2021 Program: “Much Ado About Mothing” by Susan Mulvihill and Carl Barrentine. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

December 2020 Program: A Dead Tree’s Excellent Adventure: The Ecology of Dead Wood, by Ken Bevis. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

November 2020 Program: The Worst Labor Day Fire Ever: Shrub-Steppe, Wildfire, and Wildlife, by Kim Thorburn. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.

October 2020 Program: Saltese Flats Wetland Restoration: Restoring a Natural Landscape, by Nicki Feiten. Click here to watch the video of the virtual meeting.