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.

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Ruddy Duck, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona
A Western Meadowlark sings on a fence at at Pawnee National Grassland in Weld County, Colorado, on May 25, 2020. Weld County; Colorado; United States; North America; Places; Pawnee National Grassland; Icteridae; Passeriformes; Birds; Animals; Nature; West
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APRIL 2025

April 24 (Thursday) 7:00pm.  YVAS Program. Sean Tait presents: The Intelligence of Trees. In person only at the Yakima Area Arboretum.

April 26 (Saturday) 8:00am – noon. Sunnyside Wildlife Area Field Trip.  Leader: Kerry Turley, contact kdturley@gmail.com to sign up. See details here.

MAY 2025

May 3 (Saturday) 9:00-11:00am.  Field Trip. Second Saturday Bird Walk, Snow Mountain Ranch. Leaders Sarah Shippen and Gene Miliczky.  Please note our walk is the first Saturday this month. 

May 9-11  KEEN (Kittitas Environmental Education Network) Yakima Canyon Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe, https://www.keen-ycic.org/giss. Celebrating our surroundings with walks and talks about wildflowers, birds, geology and more at the 26 year annual event.

May 13 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Board Meeting. Zoom.

May 16-19 (Friday-Sunday)  Yakima County Migration Count. Leader: Scott Downes, downess@charter.net

May 22 (Thursday)  YVAS Program: Learn to use eBird! Introduction to eBird and Merlin – hands on instruction with experienced YVAS members. Ice cream social to follow. In person only at Yakima Area Arboretum.

May 24 (Saturday) Field Trip: Ahtanum. Leader: Jeff Kozma, contact jkozma1049@gmail.com to sign up.

JUNE 2025

June 5-8 (Thursday-Sunday) Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) and Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) joint conference, Yakima Convention Center. For details, https://wos.org/annual-conference/current-year/

June 10 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Board Meeting. Zoom

June 14  (Saturday)  Field Trip. Second Saturday Bird Walk, TBD

Field Trips

Read more about field trips here.

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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, February 27, 2025, Sierra Downes on youth birding and birding camp opportunities. Zoom only, 7:00 pm

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Green-winged Teal, photo: Gerald Lisi

Barrow’s Goldeneye, photo: Alex Kistler

American Avocet, photo: Alex Kistler

American Bittern, photo: Alex Kistler