Upcoming Events Calendar
Birding: Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Meet at 7:00 AM at Quil Ceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from store to the east near Quil Ceda Blvd. and I-5. Please come prepared to carpool. We’ll have a two-hour drive, crossing the border into Canada before arriving at the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, where many species -- including raptors, passerines and shorebirds-- are possible. After about three hours of walking and birding the level trails (some benches are available), we’ll eat our lunches there before heading home. Admission per person is $10 Canadian (about $7.25 in US dollars) or $8 Canadian for seniors (about $5.79 US) -- you can pay in US dollars or by credit card. Be sure to bring your passport or Enhanced Driver’s License. Learn more about the site at www.reifelbirdsanctuary.com. We will have a group reservation (do not book an individual reservation). Dress for the weather and pack a lunch. If any last-minute changes are needed, e.g. due to unexpected changes at the border, this posting will be updated – please check the Pilchuck Audubon trip webpage shortly before the trip to confirm the plan.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Teri Martine (terimartine@me.com or 206-522-2920)
Birding: Wallace Swamp Creek Park
Meet at 9:00am at 19851 73rd Ave NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 near the parking kiosk.
This 25 acre park features trails through riparian forest along Swamp Creek that will be muddy or even flooded this month, tall rubber boots highly recommended.
There are no restrooms on site.
Please submit your 2026 Field Trip Liability Release before participating, no other registration is required.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
This will be a recurring field trip on the last Saturday of each month.
Trip leader: Linda Phillips (206-291-3663)
Birding: Blaine and Semiahmoo
Meet at 7:00 AM at the Quil Ceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from the store, to the east, near Quil Ceda Blvd. and I-5. Please come prepared to carpool – the number of cars impacts safety and where we are able to stop for birding, as well as the environment. We’ll head to Blaine Marine Park to meet the trip leader at 8:30 AM and then search Drayton Harbor and Birch Bay for waterfowl and shorebirds, including Long-tailed Duck, Black Turnstone, Harlequin Duck, all three scoter species and (in some years) Yellow-billed Loon, Long-billed Curlew and Hudsonian Whimbrel. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Graham Hutchison (425-890-0723)
Birding: Seattle and Shoreline
This is a half-day trip. We’ll visit Bitter Lake, Llandover Woods Greenspace, and Twin Ponds Park. This walk requires moderate exertion.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release forms, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Douglas Resnick, dresnick1@comcast.net
Birding: Samish Flats
Meet at 7:30 AM at the Quil Ceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from the store to the east near Quil Ceda Blvd. (next to I-5). Please come prepared to carpool – the number of cars impacts safety and where we are able to stop for birding, as well as the environment. We will explore Padilla Bay and Samish Bay and the nearby flats, looking for wintering hawks, falcons, owls, shrikes and waterfowl. Dress for the weather and pack and lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leaders: Dianne Marie Murray (206-769-6271) and Denny Bolton (425-241-6892)
Birding: Chism Beach Park, Bellevue
This will be a half day field trip. For those coming from the north, we can meet at the Canyon Park Park n Ride at 7:30 AM and meet at Chism Beach Park at 8 AM. We'll bird this relatively unbirded park for 2-3 hours, looking for forest and lake birds. Dress for weather. Path from parking lot to beach is steep!
Beware of Google driving directions - meet at main lot via 98th Ave, not the handicapped lot via 96th Ave.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release form, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: David Droppers, Lycaenid@gmail.com
Birding: Point-No-Point
Meet at 7:15 AM at the Wade James Theater parking lot (950 Main St. in Edmonds, just east of 9th Ave, on the south side of Main St). Please come prepared to carpool. We’ll ferry to the Kitsap Peninsula for sea-watching at Point-No-Point and a short hike at Foulweather Bluff (through forest to a sandy beach and marshy wetland). We’ll eat lunch at Norwegian Point or Buck Lake, and aim for the 2:30 ferry back to Edmonds. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Bruce Bohmke (425-830-6146)
Birding: Wallace Swamp Creek Park
Meet at 9:00am at 19851 73rd Ave NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 near the parking kiosk.
This 25 acre park features trails through riparian forest along Swamp Creek that will be muddy or even flooded this month, tall rubber boots highly recommended.
There are no restrooms on site.
Please submit your 2026 Field Trip Liability Release before participating, no other registration is required.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
This will be a recurring field trip on the last Saturday of each month.
Trip leader: Linda Phillips (206-291-3663)
Birding: Lake Cassidy
Meet at the Swamp Creek Park n Ride at 8:00 AM and we'll carpool northward to the north Lake Cassidy trailhead (Getchell Trailhead), arriving around 8:30 AM. We'll walk south from there looking for wintering passerines, ending the eastern Lake Cassidy dock.
Expect level walking of approximately 3 miles round trip. We should be back to the trailhead around 11/1130, back to the Park n Ride by noon. Dress for weather.
In case of windy weather, we'll stay out of the forest and opt for the Mukilteo Waterfront.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release form, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: David Droppers, Lycaenid@gmail.com
Birding: Wallace Swamp Creek Park
Meet at 9:00am at 19851 73rd Ave NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 near the parking kiosk.
This 25 acre park features trails through riparian forest along Swamp Creek that will be muddy or even flooded this month, tall rubber boots highly recommended.
There are no restrooms on site.
Please submit your 2026 Field Trip Liability Release before participating, no other registration is required.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
This will be a recurring field trip on the last Saturday of each month.
Trip leader: Linda Phillips (206-291-3663)
Birding: Boe Road, Stanwood
This is a half day field trip. Meet at the Swamp Creek Park n Ride at 11:30am.
We'll carpool northward to Boe Road and explore the new levees installed and all the changes in bird behavior they have instigated. Be prepared for level walking and standing for periods of time, as we set ourselves up for the incoming tide. Dress for the weather and bring whatever snacks you may need. Additional optional side trip to Stanwood Water Treatment Plant afterwards.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release form, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: David Droppers, Lycaenid@gmail.com
Birding: Mid-Whidbey
Meet at 7:00 AM at the Quil Ceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from the store, to the east, near Quil Ceda Blvd. (next to I-5). Please come prepared to carpool — the number of cars impacts safety and where we are able to stop for birding, as well as the environment. We’ll wind our way to west-side sites on Whidbey Island, ranging from Rosario Beach to Swantown/Bos Lake and perhaps (depending on conditions and time) as far south as Crockett Lake. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leaders: Dianne Marie Murray (206-769-6271) and Denny Bolton (425-241-6892)
Birding: Spencer Island
Meet at 8:00 AM at the gravel parking lot at the Everett Sewage Lagoons (or park at nearby Langus Riverfront Park and walk to the gravel lot). From the south, take Exit 195 from I-5 to East Marine View Dr. to SR 529, Ross Rd. and Smith Island Rd. past Langus Riverfront Park and around curve to the gravel lot. From the north, take Exit 198 from I-5 to SR 529, then exit for Langus Riverfront Park along frontage road to Ross Rd. and Smith Island Rd. This is a walk on the trail along the Everett Sewage Lagoons and then onto Spencer Island -- areas often rich in waterfowl, raptors and passerines. We’ll eat lunch at Langus Riverfront Park. After lunch, we will head over to the 12th Street NE viewpoint for a different perspective on the settling ponds and mud flats. We will officially end at 12th Street. Depending on recent sightings, some may choose an optional visit to the Everett waterfront. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Jeff Hambleton (425-923-0227)
Birding: Sequim
Meet at 7:15 AM at the Wade James Theater Parking Lot at 900 Main St. in Edmonds, just east of 9th Ave., to take the 7:55 ferry to Kingston. Please come prepared to carpool – the number of cars impacts safety as well as where we are able to stop for birding, as well as the environment. To hit optimal tides, we’ll go first to the most distant area (Three Crabs and Dungeness Landing Park) and then work our way back towards home, at stops including John Wayne Marina and Sequim Bay. We aim to return to Edmonds on the 4:40 or 5:30 ferry. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Frank Caruso (774-238-0698)
Birding: Everett Sewage Lagoons
This is a half-day trip. We’ll visit the Everett Sewage Lagoons. This walk is moderately easy.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release forms, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Douglas Resnick, dresnick1@comcast.net
Birding: Semiahmoo
We'll carpool northward to the Semiahmoo Spit in search of returning sea ducks and shorebirds. Field methods/walking will be somewhat weather dependent. Bring lunch/snacks.
Due to the tides that day, we are in no rush to get there early.
I vote we meet at 10:00 AM at the southern end of the Swamp Creek Park n Ride west of Exit 183 on I-5, and carpool from there.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release form, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: David Droppers, Lycaenid@gmail.com
Birding: Sultan River, Osprey Park (Return of the Salmon Celebration)
Join Jeff and Eileen Hambleton for a morning bird walk along the Sultan River as part of the Return of the Salmon Celebration. We will focus on basics for beginning birders. Bring binoculars if available. This will be a leisurely walk of 1-2 miles on level dirt and gravel trails.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release forms, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip. Limited to 12 participants.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip leader: Jeff Hambleton (j.hambleton@comcast.net)
Birding: Point-No-Point
Meet at 7:15 AM at the Wade James Theater parking lot (950 Main St. in Edmonds, just east of 9th Ave, on the south side of Main St). Please come prepared to carpool. We’ll ferry to the Kitsap Peninsula, where stops will include a short hike at Foulweather Bluff (through forest to a sandy beach and marshy wetland) as well as seawatching at Point-No-Point. We’ll eat lunch at Norwegian Point or Buck Lake, and aim for the 2:30 ferry back to Edmonds. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Bruce Bohmke (425-830-6146)
Birding: Everett & Marysville
Meet at 7:30 AM at the Quil Ceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from the store, to the east, near Quil Ceda Blvd. and I-5. Please come prepared to carpool. We’ll explore waterfront areas as well as wooded parks, including Jennings Park, Ebey Waterfront, Everett 12th St. NE and the 10th St. Marina, Baywood Nature Trail, and Mother Nature’s Window Park in Marysville. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leaders: Dianne Marie Murray (206-769-6271) and Denny Bolton (425-241-6892)
Birding: Esperance and Edmonds
This is a half-day trip. We’ll visit Esperance Park, Chase Lake, and Pine Ridge Park. This walk is moderately easy.
After you have submitted your 2026 Liability Release forms, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leader: Douglas Resnick, dresnick1@comcast.net
Birding: Fir Island & Skagit Flats
Meet at 7:30 AM at the Quil Ceda Village Walmart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Park away from the store, to the east, toward I-5. Please come prepared to carpool – the number of cars impacts where we are able to stop for birding, as well as safety and the environment. August is prime time for southbound shorebird migration and favorable tides are predicted for this date, so we’ll take advantage and again focus on shorebird hot spots on Fir Island and Skagit Flats. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
Adult Release Form / Youth Release Form
Trip Leaders: Jeff Hambleton (425-923-0227) and Rex Guichard (206-999-7618)