Trip Report: Weekend Birdwalk to Gene Coulon Memorial Park
November 7, 2021
Pilchuck Audubon Society visited Renton’s Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park on November 7th. After having found the park to be often crowded, I suggested we meet at…
Trip Report: Skagit Flats and Fir Island
November 16, 2021
51 Species
Closing of access to Fir Island because of the heavy flooding necessitated a change in our itinerary. We completed the first planned segment of…
Trip Report: Blaine & Semiahmoo
November 9, 2021
64 Species
A cloudless sky greeted us at Blaine Marine Park, and our group of 16 took advantage to find rafts of White-winged and Surf Scoters, American Wigeon, Greater Scaup and Brant, along with our sought-after…
Trip Report: Silvana Roads
November 2, 2021
55 Species
Our trip along the roads of the Stillaguamish Valley started out well under albeit gloomy skies. However, Mother Nature opened her spigot when we reached…
Trip Report: Deception Pass
October 26, 2021
71 Species
“Bomb Cyclone” wind forecasts did not deter 19 birders from an outing to Fidalgo Island and Deception Pass, and their optimism was rewarded with…
Trip Report: Clear Lake/Samish Flats
October 19, 2021
80 Species
What a glorious fall day in Skagit County with beautiful colors and lots of birds. After Clear Lake and the Samish Flats, we finished up at Hayton Reserve. Highlights included four grebe species…
Trip Report: Point No Point
October 12, 2021
65 Species
Breezy conditions at Point No Point and aptly named Foulweather Bluff did not deter us from some excellent birding at the north end of the Kitsap peninsula…
Trip Report: Spencer Island
October 5, 2021
41 Species
Our small group of ten endured rain for about a half hour, but then Virginia convinced Mother Nature to hold off for awhile and we got in some birding before…
Trip Report: Sequim
September 28, 2021
77 Species
We escaped the rain at home for a mostly sunning morning and only some intermittent rain in the afternoon under the Sequim-area rain shadow. After stops along Gardiner Bay…
The Importance of Shared Spaces: Crescent Lake Unit, Snoqualmie Wildlife Area
The Crescent Lake Unit is a diverse place both in habitats and the variety of users it attracts. It is located three miles south of Monroe at the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers. It contains 359 acres of…
The Importance of Shared Spaces: Cherry Valley Unit, Snoqualmie Wildlife Area
Likely you have driven by the Cherry Valley Unit wildlife area on your way to and from destinations north and south of Duvall along State Highway 203. If you have not yet stopped by to take a look…
Fishing Owls in Washington?
I had seen posts on various sites about Barred Owls catching and eating crayfish but I had never witnessed it myself. So when a birding friend called…
The Importance of Shared Spaces: Stillwater Unit, Snoqualmie Wildlife Area
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…
Trip Report: Camano Island
September 21, 2021
65 Species
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…
Trip Report: South Whidbey Island
September 14, 2021
76 Species
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…
Trip Report: Fir Island
September 7, 2021
61 Species
Sixteen birders welcomed back the Tuesday day trips after an 18-month hiatus. A shortage of shorebirds at…
The Results Are In!
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…
The Importance of Shared Spaces
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…