OPAS club to consider ‘vulnerablity of new birds’

By Sequim Gazette Staff • May 29, 2024 1:30 am
Photo by Mick Thompson Learn about the roles parent birds play in protecting, feeding and leading their offspring at the next Backyard Birding series event, slated for June 1 at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Pictured are barn swallows.
Photo by Mick Thompson Learn about the roles parent birds play in protecting, feeding and leading their offspring at the next Backyard Birding series event, slated for June 1 at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Pictured are barn swallows.

Ken Wiersema will offer thoughts about “Out of the Nest — the Vulnerability of New Birds” at the next Backyard Birding meeting set for 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, June 1, in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.

This Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society program will delve into the roles parent birds play in protecting, feeding and leading their offspring as they grow and leave their nests.

Late spring and early summer are vulnerable times in the life of fledglings and new birds, birding experts note, and Wiersema will detail how different species vary in raising their young.

Attendees will gain an understanding of changing food needs in early bird development and will learn ways to make their yards more inviting and less hazardous for young birds.

Admission to the series is free; however, club members suggest a donation of $5 per person to support OPAS’s ongoing education and bird conservation programs.

Be aware of the latest COVID-19 health precautions as recommended by Clallam County Public Health and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.