Our Mission

The Spokane Audubon Society advocates for birds and their habitats in the Inland Northwest and connects people with nature.

Upcoming Events

Events that require registration may have a limit to the number of participants.

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Saltese Flats Birdwalk and Community Meetup
Aug 5
Birding, Hiking, No Registration
Saltese Flats Birdwalk and Community Meetup
Birding, Hiking, No Registration

Explore the biodiversity of Saltese Flats on the first Wednesday of every month.

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Birding, Hiking, No Registration
Medical Lake Birds & Brunch
Aug 8
Birding, Walking, Register by Aug 7
Medical Lake Birds & Brunch
Birding, Walking, Register by Aug 7

Join us in a guided bird walk at Medical Lake, followed by an opportunity for socializing at Roam Coffee. Led by Jim and Bea Harrison, this walk will take place along a mostly level, paved trail covering approximately two miles roundtrip, with benches available intermittently for rest.

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Birding, Walking, Register by Aug 7
Bird Migration and Protection Presentation
Aug 12
Registration Required
Bird Migration and Protection Presentation
Registration Required

Learn about bird migration in Eastern Washington, the impact of window strikes on migratory birds in Washington, and simple ways you can help protect our feathered friends. Presented by chapter President Alan McCoy.

Participants will get a raffle ticket for the chance to win a bird house or a bird feeder!

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Registration Required
Walk and Talk with Spokane Riverkeeper
Aug 13
Birding, Hiking, No Registration
Walk and Talk with Spokane Riverkeeper
Birding, Hiking, No Registration

Join Spokane Riverkeeper and Spokane Audubon for an evening Walk & Talk along the Spokane River. Together, we'll pick up trash along the river, learn about the river and the aquifer, and look for birds who depend on this valuable habitat.

Target bird species: assorted waterfowl, osprey, bald eagles, song sparrows, and warblers

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Birding, Hiking, No Registration
Turnbull NWR Evening Bird Walk
Aug 14
Birding, Hiking, Register by Aug 13
Turnbull NWR Evening Bird Walk
Birding, Hiking, Register by Aug 13

Turnbull National Wildlife Refugehas a rich and varied landscape with many birds to see in in the spring. This bird walk will start at the Headquarters building parking lot.We will walk the Stubblefield Trail and hook up with the Pine Lakes Loop Trail. This walk takes about 2 or 3 hours, but you are welcome to leave early.

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Birding, Hiking, Register by Aug 13
Turnbull NWR Morning Bird Walk
Aug 15
Birding, Hiking, Register by Aug 14
Turnbull NWR Morning Bird Walk
Birding, Hiking, Register by Aug 14

Turnbull National Wildlife Refugehas a rich and varied landscape with many birds to see in in the spring. This bird walk will start at the Headquarters building parking lot. We will walk the Stubblefield Trail and hook up with the Pine Lakes Loop Trail. This walk takes about 2 or 3 hours, but you are welcome to leave early.

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Birding, Hiking, Register by Aug 14
Fall Shorebird Migration
Aug 16
Birding, Walking, Register by Aug 15
Fall Shorebird Migration
Birding, Walking, Register by Aug 15

Join Tim O’Brien at Saltese Flats to look for migratory shorebirds!

Fall shorebird migration will be the focus of this trip visiting two sites that hold great potential for close-up views of these hard to identify birds.  We will start at Saltese Flats at the Doris Morrison Learning Center at 8:00am sharp.  We will walk down to Graham Pond and view the birds there and then either walk or drive to the south side of the Flats to check Pete's Pond.  Then we will carpool west from there to the Medical Lake area and check the mudflats around Granite and Willow Lakes.  This will be a slow-paced trip focusing on shorebird identification.  Photography is welcome.  Please come prepared for sun exposure, potential ticks, and bring food/drink.  Total walking distance estimated at 3 miles with frequent stops.  Spotting scopes are recommended if you have one.  Please reserve your spot by email:  rather.b.birdin@gmail.com or by text 509-850-7114.

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Birding, Walking, Register by Aug 15
Saltese Flats Birdwalk and Community Meetup
Sep 2
Birding, Hiking, No Registration
Saltese Flats Birdwalk and Community Meetup
Birding, Hiking, No Registration

Explore the biodiversity of Saltese Flats on the first Wednesday of every month.

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Birding, Hiking, No Registration

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Alan McCoy
Herons... Oh, the Beautiful Herons!
Alan McCoy
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Alan McCoy
Sing, Dance, Fly
Liz Melville
Sing, Dance, Fly
Liz Melville

The buzzy wRRw, wrrrr, chip-chip-chip-chip alerted our hiking group that somewhere in the swampy reeds in front of us was a Marsh Wren. My eyes followed this saucy song and finally landed on the tiny culprit. 

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Liz Melville
Malheur Wildlife Refuge: An Early Spring Field Trip Recap
Alan McCoy
Malheur Wildlife Refuge: An Early Spring Field Trip Recap
Alan McCoy

What a great 3 days we had at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, April 22-24! Bill and I were joined by Tim, Susan, and Beth Durnell, from the Kettle Falls area, who had read about the field trip in the Spokane Audubon Newsletter. They’d never been to Malheur and thought it would be a fun destination with fellow birders…and it was, for all of us!

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Alan McCoy
Another Inflection Point?
Alan McCoy
Another Inflection Point?
Alan McCoy

Exactly two years ago on this day I was finishing up a letter to Spokane Audubon Society members to explain that we were at a point where we needed to either grow or go back to a previous version of ourselves. Today I realize that the inflection point is more of an extended curve. A lot has happened in these two years, and we still are growing into a more dynamic, collaborative part of our community.

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Alan McCoy
Ospreys Take Flight
Madonna Luers
Ospreys Take Flight
Madonna Luers

Each spring, the Spokane River welcomes a familiar sight: ospreys soaring overhead, returning from wintering grounds to nest and raise their young. These fish-eating hawks are a symbol of the region’s thriving ecosystem, and a reminder of the balance between nature and infrastructure. 

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Madonna Luers
Hummingbirds
Serenity Johnson
Hummingbirds
Serenity Johnson

Today we will talk about humming birds. Their hearts beat about 1200 beats per minute.  They can breathe up to 250 times per minute. 

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Serenity Johnson
'Birdbrain' Benefits
Erik Shelley
'Birdbrain' Benefits
Erik Shelley

New research shows that seasoned birders — including older adults — had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to attention and perception.

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Erik Shelley
Kudos from National to SAS Save-A-Bird Team
Madonna Luers
Kudos from National to SAS Save-A-Bird Team
Madonna Luers

We’ve always known our Save-A-Bird Team does outstanding work. But when Spokane Audubon Society (SAS) Vice President Lisa Langelier recently heard back from the National Audubon Society (NAS) that our chapter’s required Annual Report was accepted, she also received compliments for our Save-A-Bird Team.

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Madonna Luers

Local Bird Sightings

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Bird Sightings
April Birds in My Yard
April Birds in My Yard

Here are some of the birds I photographed in my yard in Chattaroy this April.

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eBird Sightings, Apr 2026
eBird Sightings, Apr 2026

Here are pictures of 62 bird species taken in Spokane County during March, as reported on eBird.

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Killdeer at Turnbull NWR

Killdeer, 3 April, Turnbull NWR, Carlene Hardt

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eBird Sightings, Mar 2026
eBird Sightings, Mar 2026

Here are pictures of 36 bird species taken in Spokane County during February, as reported on eBird.

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In the News

August 2025

Cannon Barnett of the Spokesman Review writes about the Merlin App in her article: Avian app takes off among Eastern Washington birders

February 2025

Lindell Haggin & Alan McCoy of the Spokane Audubon Society talk to
The Fig Tree about how they became birders and how caring for the natural world includes counting birds.

September 2024

Shenandoah Marr & Madonna Luers of the Spokane Audubon Society talk to Rocks to Roots about the history of the Spokane Audubon Society, our projects, and goals for the future.

Monthly Meetings

Our monthly meetings are usually held on the evening of the second Wednesday of each month, September through May, and feature programs on birds or other wildlife. Most meetings can be attended either in person or online through Zoom. Information about the next meeting can be found here.

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