Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society

Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society promotes birding, conservation of habitat and biological diversity.

The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society promotes birding, conservation of habitat and biological diversity on the Olympic Peninsula through educational and conservation efforts. We are a local chapter of the National Audubon Society and a partner supporting the mission of the Dungeness River Nature Center.

Image magician John Gussman utilized his digiscoping skills to capture photos of a popular eagle couple nesting near Dun...
06/06/2026

Image magician John Gussman utilized his digiscoping skills to capture photos of a popular eagle couple nesting near Dungeness Bay.

Digiscoping is a tricky skill that takes practice to achieve good results. It captures photos via a smart phone's camera which is attached to a spotting scope.

Are you spotting fledglings in your yard? These Black-capped Chickadee nestlings will soon leave the nest box and ventur...
06/03/2026

Are you spotting fledglings in your yard?

These Black-capped Chickadee nestlings will soon leave the nest box and venture out into a new world. Their parents will continue care for therm for about 10 to 14 days after they leave the nest. Both the mother and father tirelessly defend the babies, guide them to safety in nearby brush, and continuously feed them high-protein insects while teaching them essential survival skills.

Both parents work as a team to bring high-protein food to the fledglings. Because they are still developing flight and foraging skills, the babies rely entirely on their parents for nourishment for about two weeks.

The fledglings are clumsy and cannot fly well immediately after leaving their nest. Parents act as guards, keeping the babies hidden in dense shrubs and fiercely defending them against potential predators.

After about two weeks, the parents stop feeding the young. This encourages the fledglings to start catching insects and foraging on their own.

Please give fledglings lots of space and leave pets indoors, so parents can do their job without interference.

05/15/2026

Our mission is to inspire understanding, respect, and stewardship of our natural and cultural resources.

Nearly 1 million migrating birds are estimated to have crossed Clallam County last night. Lights Out! Peak migration ...
05/12/2026

Nearly 1 million migrating birds are estimated to have crossed Clallam County last night. Lights Out!

Peak migration traffic was recorded at 4:20am today, with 337,600 birds in flight, headed NNW at 34mph, at an altitude of 5100 feet!

See https://dashboard.birdcast.org/region/US-WA-009

Sally M. Harris shares her precious photo of two immature Rufous Hummingbirds, still in the nest, but close to fledging....
05/11/2026

Sally M. Harris shares her precious photo of two immature Rufous Hummingbirds, still in the nest, but close to fledging. She writes, "Two tiny hearts, side by side, waiting for the courage of wings."

Female Rufous build the nest alone using soft plant down held together with spider web. She decorates (or camouflages) the outside with lichen, moss, and bark. Finished nests are about 2 inches across on the outside, with an inner cup width of about an inch. Tiny!

For further info: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rufous_Hummingbird/overview

Happy Mother's Day to Bird Moms! Motherhood in the bird world is a marathon of sacrifice that begins before any chick h...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to Bird Moms! Motherhood in the bird world is a marathon of sacrifice that begins before any chick hatches. Female birds pour resources into their eggs, loading yolks with antibodies to protect chicks against local pathogens, and depositing hormones and nutrients that shape everything from growth rate to stress response.

Mothers of many species incubate eggs alone or with little help — sitting for hours each day and turning eggs to maintain even heat. In most songbird species, females also brood the tiny, featherless nestlings that cannot yet regulate their own body temperature, while also making hundreds of daily foraging trips to deliver insects and other protein-rich food.

Many animals bulk up prior to breeding season, then gradually lose body mass as their parenting responsibilities increase and their babies grow. But some breeding female songbirds abruptly lose weight around the time their eggs hatch. A recent study showed that this weight loss begins several days before eggs hatch and ends before the peak of chick-feeding — suggesting it is not simply a cost of parenting exhaustion but rather deliberate physiological preparation for the demands ahead. By shedding fat reserves before chick-feeding starts, females become more energy-efficient flyers precisely when they need to make the most trips back and forth to the nest. In other words, bird mothers appear to strategically slim down in anticipation of the hardest work of their lives, not because of it.

Source: Haikubox

American Dipper feeds chicks [Ronan Donovan/Audubon Photography Awards]

TODAY! Let's restore pollinator habitat one yard at a time! With more than 85% of households having outdoor living spac...
05/07/2026

TODAY! Let's restore pollinator habitat one yard at a time! With more than 85% of households having outdoor living space, together we can make a significant impact for the pollinators and other wildlife that need our support.



That's why we're joining the FREE Less Lawn More Life Challenge: 12 weeks of expert-led actions to turn your outdoor space into a thriving habitat for pollinators and other essential wildlife. The challenge kicks off on May 7th with a live keynote from Robin Wall Kimmerer: botanist, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, founder of Plant Baby Plant, and a celebrated voice weaving together indigenous knowledge and plant science.



Over the course of 12 weeks, participants will be guided through a series of fun, expert-led weekly challenges that show up in their inbox. It all kicks off with the Wildr Score, a free digital assessment on the ecological health of their yards. Participants will also be invited to go deeper with industry leaders forging this new wave of conservation through a series of live webinars and Q&A’s.

We had a blast with the challenges last year, but don't worry! Returning participants can expect new resources, tools, and stories. Join Pollinator Partnership and a wide array of partner organizations in taking the challenge. Let's rewild our yards together, no lawn, garden, balcony, or window box is too small. The pollinators will thank you! See: https://www.lesslawnmorelife.com/?blm_aid=4796647

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1943 W Hendrickson Road, Box 2
Sequim, WA
98382

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