Celebrate Birds with the Estuarium!
We are celebrating our feathered friends at the Estuarium in February and March!
Our Birds of Thurston County Exhibit was created in collaboration with the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and the Black Hills Audubon Society. This exhibit will introduce you to a number of bird species that either live in the South Sound year-round or call our community home while migrating through from far away lands. For February and March, we are also featuring local and rare bird specimens on loan from the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound. And when you visit, you can make your own pine cone bird feeder or play a game to learn about bird evolution!
2023 Bird Walks
Bird Walks are back for the 2023 season! February – September we will eye the sky for birds that call South Sound home on the fourth Sunday of every other month. The first Bird Walk of the season will take place on February 26th from 9:00 – 11:00 AM. Register for the next Bird Walk here.
Bird Exhibit Events
February
- February 18th: Free Admission Day at the Estuarium! Learn about local birds, make a pine cone bird feeder, & more!
- February 17th – 20th: Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count! Take 15 min to record bird your sightings. Learn more here.
- February 26th: Bird Walk. Join the Estuarium for a walk around downtown Olympia to spot local bird species! Register here.
March
- March 5th, 2:00-3:00 pm: Intro to Bird Photography with local Birder Dennis Plank.
- March 25th, 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Advanced Bird Photography talk with local Birder Bruce Livingston.
