Trip Report: Kiket Island
March 7, 2023
65 Species
A sunny harbinger of spring made for a pleasant and productive day of birding around the La Connor area. At Kiket Island, we saw…
Trip Report: Silvana Roads
February 21, 2023
46 Species
When handed lemons, make lemonade! With morning ferries out of commission, we pivoted from our planned trip to Port Townsend and drove to the Stillaguamish Valley…
Trip Report: Spencer Island
February 14, 2023
45 Species
Rex Guichard led a Valentine’s Day tour of the Everett Sewage Lagoons, Spencer Island and Langus Riverfront Park. Ducks were aplenty, especially hundreds of…
Trip Report: Fir Island
February 7, 2023
40 Species
Mother Nature was not kind to us today. It was windy from the start, rain arrived in earnest later in the morning, and…
Trip Report: Marysville-Tulalip
January 31, 2023
70 Species
An early-morning snow shower failed to deter our hardy group from enjoying a pretty good day of winter birding. A California Scrub Jay greeted us at…
Trip Report: South Whidbey Island
January 24, 2023
67 Species
It was another chilly and damp winter’s day, but that did not get in the way of another good day of birding. Led by Wilma Bayes, we started at Crockett Lake and worked our way south…
Trip Report: Camano Island
January 17, 2023
59 Species
Early mist and later winds reduced our waterfowl sightings but woodland birds were active and we ended up with a pretty good species count for the day…
Trip Report: Blaine & Semiahmoo
November 29, 2022
58 Species
Brrr! Our morning at Blaine Marine Park began with temperatures in the mid-20s, but winds were calm and thousands of ducks huddled along the…
Trip Report: Samish Flats
January 10, 2023
54 Species
On a rare winter’s day with sunshine, 27 or us traveled to Skagit County’s Samish Flats in search of owls and raptors…
Trip Report: Monroe to Carnation
January 3, 2023
57 Species
A new year began with a great rain-free trip through the Snoqualmie River Valley…
Trip Report: Lummi Flats
December 13, 2022
62 Species
Conditions again were cloudy and chilly. Birds were scarce during an early tour of the flats, but we did find Norther Shrike, Common Goldeneye, and…
Trip Report: Snohomish
December 6, 2022
44 Species
Conditions were cloudy and chilly with snow-covered ground, but we had a good morning of birding. A Varied Thrush was the bird-of-the-day, but we also saw…
Trip Report: Blackie Spit
November 8, 2022
46 Species
We returned to Canada for the first time since March 2020 and were greeted with sunny, calm conditions. We stopped at…
Trip Report: Montlake/Magnuson
November 15, 2022
51 Species
Our run of beautiful fall Tuesdays continued at Montlake Fill, Magnuson Park, Matthews Beach, and Log Boom Park. Montlake aka Union Bay Natural Area provided…
Trip Report: Clear Lake
November 1, 2022
67 Species
On a cool but beautiful day, we started our birding outside Burlington, traveled country roads to Clear Lake and visited the Samish Flats. Several of us also…
Trip Report: Point No Point
October 25, 2022
60 Species
We arrived at Point No Point to see hundreds of Bonaparte’s Gulls sitting on placid water. Enjoying the conditions before…
Trip Report: Fir Island
October 18, 2022
63 Species
Morning fog and afternoon smoke made for difficult birding, but with some clearing in the late morning we ended up with…
Trip Report: Mid-Whidbey
October 11, 2022
71 Species
There was a wide range of waterbirds along the shores of Whidbey Island on a beautiful, mostly smoke-free day, as our group explored…
Trip Report: Silvana Roads
October 4, 2022
65 Species
Morning fog made for minimal bird activity, but sightings increased as the gloom lifted at…
Trip Report: Sequim
September 27, 2022
62 Species
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! After an hour ferry delay, we reversed our itinerary to…