May 16, 2023

61 Species

It was another beautiful day, and the group saw or heard most of our spring migrants at several stops around Carnation and at Crescent Lake WMA…

May 9, 2023

71 Species

A beautiful spring day started off a bit slow at three usual hotspots…

May 2, 2023

92 Species

Wilma Bayes, who was raised on a south Whidbey Island farm, led us on an itinerary from Maxwelton to Crockett Lake…

April 25, 2023

71 Species

Frank Caruso led a huge turnout on one of our most popular trips, and we were rewarded with a beautiful day and lots of…

April 18, 2023

50 Species

There was a stiff breeze off the water and the forecast was miserable, but…

April 11, 2023

58 Species

We drove through heavy rain, but once at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR we had only…

April 4, 2023

65 Species

A cool but pleasant day started off with a bang when everyone got eyes on a Townsend’s Warbler and heard Varied Thrush at…

March 28, 2023

72 Species

It was a beautiful sunny spring day as we were taking off extra coats at the first stop. At Rosario Beach…

March 21, 2023

48 Species

All 21 members of our group were thrilled to visit the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in British Columbia, both those who had never…

March 14, 2023

64 Species

This trip was rescheduled after a ferry problem in February. We enjoyed sunny skies, although there was a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

January 3, 2023

57 Species

A new year began with a great rain-free trip through the Snoqualmie River Valley…