Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)

Vancouver is located near the Oregon-Washington border

on the Columbia River and north of Portland, OR.

Steller's jay

Mission Statement:

 

Vancouver Audubon believes in the wisdom of nature’s design and promotes

this through education, involvement, stewardship, enjoyment and advocacy.

Vancouver Audubon Society was established in December 1975

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This site maintained by:      Sherry Hagen:   littlebirder@comcast.net

 

For Newsletter articles, please send to: vas@pacifier.com

 

VAS Website is hosted  by Infinity Internet:   www.iinet.com   Vancouver, WA

Birding in the area

 

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Meeting Place

Clark County Genealogical Society

717 Grand Boulevard (Grand & Evergreen)  Vancouver, Washington

(just south of Mill Plain on NE corner)

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Next General Meeting

 

                                   When: Tuesday,   February 7, 2012

                                   Time: 7:30 PM

                                  

Free Birding Class

                                   When: Tuesday,   February 7, 2012

                                   Time: 6:45 PM

                                              30 minute class before the Program

 

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February 2012 Program (7:30 PM)

 

Bird Rescue at the Wildlife Center

of the North Coast

 

by Sharnelle Fee

 

 

 

SHARNELLE FEE, Center Director, will show us birds that are being rehabilitated and discuss the mission and methods of their operation. This center in Astoria provides professional medical care for all native wild birds and animals. They assist over 2,000 wildlife patients a year.  It is an all-volunteer organization with 100% of each donation dollar going directly to the care of wildlife.  Sharnelle will bring a Brown Pelican, Northern Fulmar, Common Murre, Spotted Owl and Saw- whet Owl to show us. 

 

 

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                                                                February Field Trip

Breakfast, Birds & Banter

“Limited to 12 Participants”

Sign up Only

 

                                         Leader: Arden & Sherry Hagen, 360-892-8872 

                                         When: February 18, Saturday                   

                                         Time: 8:30 AM

                                         Where: At the home of Arden & Sherry Hagen at 2203 SE 135th Ave, Vancouver, WA

 

This will definitely be a “SIGN UP ONLY” field trip. We will share a somewhat POTLUCK breakfast. Arden will make pancakes, etc. We will watch birds in the back yard and talk….Birds, Birds, Birds…….  

 

Information will be on the sign up sheet of items you can bring for the breakfast like juice, coffee, rolls etc.

 

Bring slippers if you like, this is a “No Shoes inside home

 

 

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