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Adopt A Stream hosts hummingbird ecology class

Published 1:30 am Friday, November 14, 2025

By Eliza Aronson

A male Anna’s hummingbird chirps as it perches in a thorny bush Wednesday, March 30, 2022, along the water at the Port of Everett in Everett, Washington. Anna’s hummingbirds, which measure around 4 inches long and weigh only a few grams, are the most common of four local species and the only hummingbird to remain year-round in the Pacific Northwest. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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A male Anna’s hummingbird chirps as it perches in a thorny bush Wednesday, March 30, 2022, along the water at the Port of Everett in Everett, Washington. Anna’s hummingbirds, which measure around 4 inches long and weigh only a few grams, are the most common of four local species and the only hummingbird to remain year-round in the Pacific Northwest. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
A male Anna’s hummingbird chirps as it perches in a thorny bush Wednesday, March 30, 2022, along the water at the Port of Everett in Everett, Washington. Anna’s hummingbirds, which measure around 4 inches long and weigh only a few grams, are the most common of four local species and the only hummingbird to remain year-round in the Pacific Northwest. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
A male Anna’s hummingbird chirps as it perches in a thorny bush in 2022 along the water at the Port of Everett. Anna’s hummingbirds, which measure around 4 inches long and weigh only a few grams, are the most common of four local species and the only hummingbird to remain year-round in the Pacific Northwest. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

EVERETT — The Adopt A Stream Foundation is hosting an ecology class on hummingbirds at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.

Greg Green, wildlife biologist and instructor at Western Washington University, will lead the class. Green teaches ecology and natural history at Western and is also the author of the book “Wild Lives,” which highlights some of Washington’s wildlife through photographs and essays.

During the class, Green will discuss the ecology of hummingbirds, including a comparison of North American hummingbirds with those found in Ecuador. He will also debrief his research journey with Anna’s hummingbird, a species Green became interested in over a decade ago when he began to explore why the bird winters in the Pacific Northwest.

Tickets are $8 for members and $10 for general admission. Pre-register for the event at streamkeeper.com or buy tickets at the door.

Eliza Aronson: 425-339-3434; eliza.aronson@heraldnet.com; X: @ElizaAronson.

Eliza’s stories are supported by the Herald’s Environmental and Climate Reporting Fund.

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