The Yakima Valley Audubon Society is people dedicated to the enjoyment and preservation of the natural world. Through birding, education, and conservation activities in our community, we raise awareness and promote the cause of global environmental protection.
Upcoming Events
JANUARY 2025
Jan 23 (Thu) YVAS Program: Exploring Madagascar’s Otherworldly Wildlife, Presenter: Jason Fedorra. Discover the Unique Birds and Wildlife of Madagascar! Join us for an exciting presentation about the remarkable ecology of Madagascar! Often described as ‘otherworldly’ due to its evolutionary uniqueness, Madagascar is home to an astonishing array of flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth.
Zoom only, 7:00 pm, Click on this link to enter the Zoom meeting.
FEBRUARY 2025
Feb 8 (Sat) Field Trip: Second Saturday Bird Walk, Poppoff Trail, 9:00-11:00 am, Leaders: Sarah Shippen and Gene Miliczky, ses1440@outlook.com
Feb 11 (Tue) YVAS Board Meeting: Zoom, 7:00 pm
Feb. 14-17 (Fri-Mon) Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), birdcount.org
Feb 27 (Thu) YVAS Program, Topic TBD, Zoom only, 7:00 pm
MARCH 2025
Mar 8 (Sat) Field Trip: Second Saturday Bird Walk, Poppoff Trail, 9:00-11:00 am
Mar 11 (Tue) YVAS Board Meeting, Zoom, 7:00 pm
Mar 21-23 Sandhill Crane Festival, Othello, www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org/
Mar 27 (Thu) YVAS Program: Topic TBD
APRIL 2025
April Bluebird Box Cleanout, TBD
Apr 8 (Tue) YVAS Board Meeting, Zoom, 7:00 pm
Apr 12 (Sat) Field Trip: Second Saturday Bird Walk, TBD
April Tentative: Arborfest, Yakima Arboretum
Apr 24 (Thu) YVAS Program: Topic TBD
MAY 2025
May 3 (Sat) Field Trip: Second Saturday Bird Walk, TBD
May Yakima County Migration Count, Leader: Scott Downes, downess@charter.net
May Birdathon, TBD
May 9-11 KEEN Yakima Canyon
May 13 (Tue) YVAS Board Meeting, Zoom, 7:00 pm
May 22 (Thu) YVAS Program: Topic TBD
JUNE 2025
Jun 1 (Sat) Field Trip: White Pass Highway. Woodpeckers & Songbirds. Leaders: Andy & Ellen Stepniewski, ses1440@outlook.com
Jun 10 (Tue) YVAS Board Meeting, Zoom only, 7:00 pm
Jun 14 (Sat) Field Trip: Second Saturday Bird Walk, TBD
Field Trips
Read more about our upcoming Field Trips here.
Calliope Crier
Read about our upcoming Field Trips and activities, and all the ways you can get involved with the Yakima Valley Audubon Society.
Upcoming Program
Thursday, January 23, 2025, Madegascar, Presenter: Jason Fedorra, Zoom only, 7:00 pm
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Barrow’s Goldeneye, photo: Alex Kistler
American Avocet, photo: Alex Kistler
American Bittern, photo: Alex Kistler