Mission Statement
Puget Sound Bird Observatory studies birds and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest to better understand changes in bird populations, to inform decision makers, and to engage the public with birds and their needs.
News on 2012 Training Opportunities
BANDING TRAINING
We offer separate camps for teens and adults on songbird banding at Cascade Meadows, our temporary field station, during the month of August. Each camp program is a week-long resident session, located in the Cascade Mountains in central Washington State. Registration for 2012 is now open! Please visit the Training >> Cascades Banding Camps area of our website for information.
For those who cannot spend a full week at the resident banding camp, we are also offering non-resident training in the greater Seattle area in September 2012. Please visit the Training >> Weekend Banding Training area of our website for the details.
BREEDING BIRD SURVEY TRAINING
In May, Don Norman will be providing training in Puget Sound to teach birders with solid sight/sound identification skills on how to perform a Breeding Bird Survey (BBS.) According to the BBS website, “The BBS is a long-term, large-scale, international avian monitoring program initiated in 1966 to track the status and trends of North American bird populations.” Sadly, a significant number of established routes in Washington State go unmonitored each year. Don has surveyed routes on the Washington coast and in the Puget Sound lowlands since the 1990s. Click on Training >> Point Count/BBS Training to learn more and to register.
