August 22, 2023

50 Species

We first stopped at the Fir Island (Hayton) Reserve on our way to the Samish Flats to look for s shorebirds. We found…

August 15, 2023

46 Species

Our group enjoyed a respite from the heat at home with gorgeous day along the northern Salish Sea…

August 8, 2023

60 Species

For early August, we enjoyed pleasant weather and found a good variety of species. We began with…

July 11, 2023

55 Species

Trafton Trailhead Park on the Whitehorse Trail was a new place for most of the group, and they loved it…

June 27, 2023

64 Species

Morning fog gave to sunny skies by noon, and our large group enjoyed excellent birding. Black Oystercatchers always are a highlight on this trip, and we saw several…

June 20, 2023

53 Species

Kudos to our intrepid birders who persisted through ongoing rain showers at Barnum Point, Iverson Point and Elger Bay Preserves…

June 13, 2023

65 Species

Undeterred by a high-wind forecast, we headed over the mountains to the canyons and dessert steppe around Ellensburg…

June 6, 2023

59 Species

Virginia Clark was in our thoughts on her birthday, while we proceeded along one of her favorite Tuesday itineraries along WA 20…

May 30, 2023

68 Species

After creeping through dense fog at Stevens Pass, we broke into mild sunny weather east of the mountains. Highlights for everyone were…

May 23, 2023

67 Species

A cool breeze in the morning kept bird activity down, but it was sunny all day and lots of birds came out as the…

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 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…