If you have not yet visited this diverse habitat area, now is a good time to go. This 456-acre unit is three miles north of the town of Carnation, is the largest unit within the Snoqualmie Wildlife Area and hosts the greatest diversity of habitats. There are…
It was another gorgeous September day on Camano Island for our group of 17, as we stopped along Utsalady Bay, and at Iverson Point, Barnum Point County Park and Eide Rd. Some of the highlights…
Sixteen birders boarded the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry for a tour of birding hotspots in the southern half of Whidbey Island. We had many interesting finds, including an out-of-season…
Photographers from across the state submitted their best bird photos from this past year, and the results were breathtaking! With record participation this year, the judges had an incredibly difficult task on their hands…
John Muir once wrote “Keep close to Nature’s heart….Wash your spirit clean”. There is little doubt that being out and enjoying nature is a soul cleanse for many people. We have different ways of enjoying what nature offers us…
Bird banding is the practice of safely applying a band or tag to part of the bird, usually the leg, for data collection and individual identification. Banding birds allows researchers to learn the migration patterns, life span, breeding territory, and…
Sometimes birding is the only thing that makes me feel better.
When I’m out walking through the woods, scanning a pond, or scoping out a wetland; when I hear the call of a Barred Owl or focus my binoculars on a Green Heron—the troubles and controversies of the political scene fade away…
For the health of our communities and ourselves, we should all heed the shelter-in-place orders as much as we possibly can. But that doesn’t mean we have to rid ourselves of birding completely!
Pilchuck Audubon Society and the North Sound Birders’ Meetup visited Island County’s newest park development: Barnum Point County Park. Until recently it was known as Barnum Point…
On February 26th Pilchuck Audubon Society, Academia Latina, and the North Sound Birders’ Meetup visited Ferguson Park and Blackman’s Lake in Snohomish to celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count with…
For a novice birder or even a well-traveled, experienced birder, everyone at some point has faced the disheartening ritual of writing these dreaded words on their checklist…
Birds of the day included a great view of the leucistic Red-tailed Hawk and the Eared Grebe. At the Blaine Harbor we had a very close up view of a Long-tailed Duck pair and the photographers were able to get stunning photos…
The best part of the day was seeing all of the alcids on our list. When looking for the alcids a Red-throated Loon popped up right in front of us. That was a favorite sighting for the day…
This was a very cold day with temperatures hovering between 32-35 with wind and snow flurries. The bird of the day was the sighting of the Golden Eagle…
