April 19, 2022

87 Species

A great day of dry-weather birding began with a raft of about 125 Barrow’s Goldeneyes near the ferry and ended with at least 50 Black Turnstones and…

April 12, 2022

58 Species

Our intrepid group drove through hail and sleet to reach Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Thurston County, and our day ended prematurely when another hailstorm hit in early afternoon. However, despite the chill and ice…

April 5, 2022

64 Species

The wet pastures of the Stillaguamish Valley and the marshes of the Port Susan Bay Conservancy provided their usual high numbers of waterfowl, shorebirds and…

March 29, 2022

68 Species

There were loads of waterfowl to be seen at Kiket Island, Similk Beach and March Point under cloudy and partly sunny skies. They included 1000+ Brants…

March 22, 2022

55 Species

A light mist left us early, and we enjoyed a nice day of birding at several sites around the Snohomish area. Highlights included several Wood Ducks, an active heronry…

March 15, 2022

59 Species

The rain (and hail) held off until 2:30, so it turned out to be a pretty good day of birding at Blaine, Semiahmoo, Birch Bay and Lake Terrell. A Eurasian Whimbrel…

March 8, 2022

71 Species

A large group of 22 explored the Samish Flats, Samish Island and Fir Island for late winter raptors and waterfowl. No success on the Prairie Falcon, but…

March 1, 2022

58 Species

The Montlake Fill, Arboretum, Magnuson Park and Kenmore was our itinerary for the first time in several years and offered some good birding…

February 22, 2022

41 Species and 1 Hybrid

Chilly conditions did not deter 15 intrepid birders from birding at Spencer Island, the Everett Sewage Lagoons and the Ebey Waterfront Trail…

February 15, 2022

76 Species

Mostly cloudy skies and calm winds made for great waterbirding, although the land-based passerines were scarce. Long-tailed Ducks at…

February 8, 2022

66 Species

A Whooper Swan clearly was the highlight among highlights during our tour of sites from Lake Tye in Monroe to Tolt-McDonald Park in Carnation. When Rex Guichard discovered…

February 1, 2022

57 Species

Gyrfalcon, Prairie Falcon, Peregrine Falcon and American Kestrel made it a four-falcon day and were life birds for several…

January 25, 2022

75 Species

It was foggy at home, but surprisingly good visibility and even some mid-afternoon sunshine led to some great birding on Camano Island…

January 18, 2022

62 Species

The birds made up for the issues presented by limited ferry service, although the latter made for a late evening for all. Our car found it impossible to…

January 11, 2022

48 Species

A half day of great birding is better than none, especially when a rarity like an Emperor Goose is involved. Before hitting the Samish Flats our group…

December 21, 2021

58 Species

American White Pelican, Eared Grebe, Sora, 250 Canvasbacks, Rough-legged Hawk! And, no rain! What more could you…

December 14, 2021

60 Species

How nice to be precipitation free for our outing to the Lummi Reservation and Sandy Point in Whatcom County…

December 7, 2021

55 Species

A very cooperative Prairie Falcon afforded good looks to all and undoubtedly was the highlight of the trip around various hotspots…

November 30, 2021

59 Species

Once again, a rainy day forecast did not deter our intrepid group aa we headed to Anacortes in search of murres, murrelets and other interesting seabirds…