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Wings over Whidbey Bird Festival

May 10th and 11th

A huge thank you to our sponsors, raffle gift providers, affiliate organizations, volunteers and the public for your participation in our second annual Wings over Whidbey Bird Festival. Without all of you our festival would not be possible. We hope to see you next year!

Coming up in May - Special Bird Class:

Go Fish! with Connie Sidles

Four session bird class:
Wednesday evenings 7:00-8:30: May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12
Cost $100

Fish have been a rich source of food for birds for millions of years - certainly long enough for avians to have evolved many styles of fishing. In this series of four classes, master birder Constance Sidles will show you the strategies different species of birds use to go fishing.

Go here for more information about this class.

Birdathon 2024

Birdathon 2024 is here!

An important annual fundraiser during the first two weeks in May. It supports our mission to connect people to nature through community education and conservation.

It is modeled on the May 13th Global Big Day (Global Big Day - eBird), managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It is Whidbey Audubon Society’s major fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund, providing scholarships for high school seniors going into environmental studies and supports our mission.

Please contact us if you are interested!!), we are committed to raising money for our scholarship awardees. Birdathon is the only fundraiser for this fund, which is important, as these recipients are our future voice for birds and the environment.

Last year we raised $8,587.25, which we hope to surpass this year with our incredible, dedicated five participating teams!! 

Thank you for caring and we hope you will embrace this new look for Birdathon 2024!

Meet this year’s teams and donate or pledge here!

Monthly Program - May 9: American White Pelicans with Kurt Licence

Presented Thursday, May 9, 2024

Video/Audio is available here.

To learn about past programs see the Monthly Program page.

Preserving Deer Lagoon

It was a wonderful turnout for the November 9, 2023, program with Carlos Andersen, Between the Tides — Whidbey’s Birding Gem: Deer Lagoon Preserve. (Click here for video recording). We are gratified that so many want to help preserve the lagoon.

To help shape the future of Deer Lagoon Preserve please participate in the development of the Comprehensive Plan. Visit our page Deer Lagoon Preserve Advocacy. You’ll find everything you need to add your voice.

Deer Lagoon is a state recognized Important Bird Area (IBA) with at least 211 different bird species having been documented at the lagoon. Washington State Fish and Wildlife has concluded Deer Lagoon is the single most important site on Whidbey Island for use by waterfowl, year around. The lagoon is a critical resting and feeding site for migrating shorebirds in the spring and fall. It has been labeled the most important wetlands in Island County and for this reason alone deserves the highest levels of protection.

Birding Field Trips in Deception Pass State Park

Whidbey Audubon is partnering again with Deception Pass State Park. We will meet with AmeriCorps Interpretive Naturalist Akiko Nakagawa for bird watching field trips in the Park every other Saturday morning. Trips run from 10 – 12 noon. All are welcome. There is no need to register. Just show up to be part of the group. For more information, you can email Akiko. Upcoming trips are May 4th and May 18th, 2024. Check the events calendar.

Page Peepers - May 22 Gathering

Featuring The Boreal Murder by Jan Dunlap.

Sign up for our every-other month book club, Page Peepers, here.