100 Brown Farm Road, Olympia, WA. 98516
$25 donation for Birdathon
Any experience bird photographer will tell you that bird photography is hard but extremely rewarding. Birds can be elusive and only present momentary opportunities for the photographer. This field trip is designed help new photographers learn how to find and photograph birds. This fieldtrip is lead by Raghav Mehta, a veteran bird photographer and winner of two Eastside Audubon photography awards. Access to a DLSR or Mirrorless camera and telephoto lens is recommended but not required.
The Nisqually Wildlife Refuge is home for some 20,000 migratory waterfowl. The grasslands teem with mice and voles that are meals for hawks, owls, and eagles. Thick cattails and sedges provide homes to marsh wrens, soras, bitterns, and swallows. The refuge has a daily fee of $3.00 per four adults. This can be paid at the kiosk outside the visitor center. If you have a pass for the refuge, please keep it with you and don't leave it in your vehicle. Read more details about the refuge here. There are well-maintained restrooms available at the visitor center.
This is a meet-you-there trip. Please meet before 7:30 am in front of the visitor center entrance. We will not be carpooling and the walk is limited to those vaccinated against COVID-19. The trip leader is fully vaccinated. Please bring a bottle of water, a snack if you like, and wear comfortable shoes & appropriate clothing as per the weather. This trip is a leisurely walk, with a mostly flat grass/gravel/pavement/boardwalk for 2 to 4 miles.
Contact Raghav raghuvmehta@gmail.com with any questions.
Your safety is of paramount importance to Eastside Audubon. The following COVID-19 safety protocols apply for this bird walk:
This event is entirely outdoors, mask wearing is optional but welcome.
Participants are required to self-assess prior to the walk and must not attend if they have any COVID related symptoms (e.g. elevated temperature) or have been in contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
The trip leader is fully vaccinated.
$25 Donation for Birdathon