Date: 10/12/26 8:22 pm From: Vicki King via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] WOS Monthly Meeting, November 2, 2026 (online only)
The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce our next Monthly Meeting: on Monday, November 2, Haley Olson, Senior Resource Scientist with Puget Sound Energy’s Avian Protection Program will present, “PSE’s Avian Protection Program: Protecting Birds and Improving Reliability."
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) serves 1.2 million electricity and 900,000 natural gas customers across 10 counties in Washington, a 6,000 square-mile service area. Since early 2000, PSE has endeavored to serve its bird customers as well, moving osprey nests to safer locations, installing protective covers and bird diverters and constructing new avian-friendly power lines. Find out how PSE has been working to reduce outages, bird electrocutions, collisions and fire hazards through the efforts of its Avian Protection Program.
Our speaker, Haley Olson has worked on avian protection for PSE for almost 20 years, striving to reduce negative effects on birds and their habitats related to the electrical utility infrastructure. Through the years, she has collaborated with industry colleagues as well as wildlife rehabilitators and NGO partners in order to benefit birds throughout PSE’s service area. Haley was recently elected Vice Chair of the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee.
This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance). Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link.
When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off.
This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos
If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at https://wos.org
Date: 10/8/26 8:07 am From: Midge Marcy-Brennan via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Blue Jay
I had my first one ever in 33 years at my place in Hayden a couple weeks ago. SOOOO noisy!!! Only stayed a couple minutes. Very cool. Also had a glimpse of what I believe to be a Harris Sparrow a week ago. Midge Marcy-Brennan
________________________________ From: monique slipher <mslipher...> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 8:43:19 PM To: Terry Lane <tlane2022...>; Inland-NW-Birders Listserv <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Blue Jay
Hi Terry, A friend and fellow Palouse Audubon member had a Blue Jay at her home in the town of Palouse early this morning (the 6th), first one she'd ever seen there in many years of residence. Maybe this will be a good winter for spotting them! Cheers, Monique Slipher Pullman WA ________________________________ From: Terry Lane Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 5:00 AM To: inland Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Blue Jay
Sorry if this is a repeat. 1st message bounced back. Have a Blue Jay at feeders this am by Grangeville, Id. 2nd time in 12 years here. I can share pictures if anyone likes. Terry Lane Grangeville Idaho Idaho County
Date: 10/7/26 8:43 pm From: monique slipher via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Blue Jay
Hi Terry, A friend and fellow Palouse Audubon member had a Blue Jay at her home in the town of Palouse early this morning (the 6th), first one she'd ever seen there in many years of residence. Maybe this will be a good winter for spotting them! Cheers, Monique Slipher Pullman WA ________________________________ From: Terry Lane Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 5:00 AM To: inland Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Blue Jay
Sorry if this is a repeat. 1st message bounced back. Have a Blue Jay at feeders this am by Grangeville, Id. 2nd time in 12 years here. I can share pictures if anyone likes. Terry Lane Grangeville Idaho Idaho County
Date: 10/1/26 10:55 am From: Terry Lane via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Blue Jay
Sorry if this is a repeat. 1st message bounced back. Have a Blue Jay at feeders this am by Grangeville, Id. 2nd time in 12 years here. I can share pictures if anyone likes. Terry Lane Grangeville Idaho Idaho County _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> manage subscription: https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders
Date: 9/30/26 3:32 pm From: Vicki King via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Reminder: WOS Monthly Meeting, October 5, 2026 (online only)
The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce the first of our new season of Monthly Meetings, which commences on Monday, Oct 5, when Jeff Kozma will present, "Western Bluebird Nest Survival and Nest-site Selection in Ponderosa Pine Forests."
Western Bluebirds (WEBL, Sialia mexicana) are brilliant blue songbirds found in a variety of western U.S. habitats. On the west side of the Cascades, they historically had relied on mature Garry oak woodlands: because of habitat loss (e.g., old oak trees with natural cavities), the WEBL is listed as a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need.” Groups in Washington have been putting up nest boxes for the WEBL for decades. Did you know that the Western Bluebird is also thriving by using nest cavities in managed ponderosa pine forests? Join us and Jeff Kozma by Zoom on October 5 to learn more.
Our speaker, Jeff Kozma moved to Washington in 1996 as biologist for the Army’s Yakima Training Center where he worked on habitat restoration projects and surveys of Sage Grouse, Bald Eagle and other raptors. Since 2002 Jeff has worked as a Wildlife Biologist for the Yakama Nation, where Gray Flycatcher, White-headed Woodpecker and Western Bluebird are among his most favored subjects of field research and surveys.
This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance). Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page: https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link.
When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off.
This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos
If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at https://wos.org.
Date: 9/14/26 8:42 am From: Vicki King via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] WOS Monthly Meeting, October 5, 2026 (online only)
The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce the first of our new season of Monthly Meetings, which commences on Monday, Oct 5, when Jeff Kozma will present, "Western Bluebird Nest Survival and Nest-site selection in ponderosa pine forests."
Western Bluebirds (WEBL, Sialia mexicana) are brilliant blue songbirds found in a variety of western U.S. habitats. On the west side of the Cascades, they historically had relied on mature Garry oak woodlands: because of habitat loss (e.g., old oak trees with natural cavities), the WEBL is listed as a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need.” Groups in Washington have been putting up nest boxes for the WEBL for decades. Did you know that the Western Bluebird is also thriving by using nest cavities in managed ponderosa pine forests? Join us and Jeff Kozma by Zoom on October 5 to learn more.
Our speaker, Jeff Kozma moved to Washington in 1996 as biologist for the Army’s Yakima Training Center where he worked on habitat restoration projects and surveys of Sage Grouse, Bald Eagle and other raptors. Since 2002 Jeff has worked as a Wildlife Biologist for the Yakama Nation, where Gray Flycatcher, White-headed Woodpecker and Western Bluebird are among his most favored subjects of field research and surveys.
This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance). Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page: https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link.
When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off.
This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos
If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at https://wos.org.
