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…

November 7, 2021

Pilchuck Audubon Society visited Renton’s Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park on November 7th. After having found the park to be often crowded, I suggested we meet at…

November 16, 2021

51 Species

Closing of access to Fir Island because of the heavy flooding necessitated a change in our itinerary. We completed the first planned segment of…

November 9, 2021

64 Species

A cloudless sky greeted us at Blaine Marine Park, and our group of 16 took advantage to find rafts of White-winged and Surf Scoters, American Wigeon, Greater Scaup and Brant, along with our sought-after…

November 2, 2021

55 Species

Our trip along the roads of the Stillaguamish Valley started out well under albeit gloomy skies. However, Mother Nature opened her spigot when we reached…

October 26, 2021

71 Species

“Bomb Cyclone” wind forecasts did not deter 19 birders from an outing to Fidalgo Island and Deception Pass, and their optimism was rewarded with…

October 19, 2021

80 Species

What a glorious fall day in Skagit County with beautiful colors and lots of birds. After Clear Lake and the Samish Flats, we finished up at Hayton Reserve. Highlights included four grebe species…

October 12, 2021

65 Species

Breezy conditions at Point No Point and aptly named Foulweather Bluff did not deter us from some excellent birding at the north end of the Kitsap peninsula…

October 5, 2021

41 Species

Our small group of ten endured rain for about a half hour, but then Virginia convinced Mother Nature to hold off for awhile and we got in some birding before…

February 26, 2020

On February 26th Pilchuck Audubon Society, Academia Latina, and the North Sound Birders’ Meetup visited Ferguson Park and Blackman’s Lake in Snohomish to celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count with…

February 25, 2020

68 Species

Birds of the day included a great view of the leucistic Red-tailed Hawk and the Eared Grebe. At the Blaine Harbor we had a very close up view of a Long-tailed Duck pair and the photographers were able to get stunning photos…

February 18, 2020

68 Species

It was not until we got to Ala spit that we found our first Oystercatcher of the day. Then we when to Dugualla Bay and found Canvasbacks and Redheads…

February 11, 2020

71 Species

The best part of the day was seeing all of the alcids on our list. When looking for the alcids a Red-throated Loon popped up right in front of us. That was a favorite sighting for the day…

January 18, 2020

On Saturday, January 18th Pilchuck Audubon Society and the North Sound Birders’ Meetup conducted a Snohomish Rising Weekend Bird…

February 4, 2020

52 Species

This was a very cold day with temperatures hovering between 32-35 with wind and snow flurries.  The bird of the day was the sighting of the Golden Eagle…

January 28, 2020

71 Species

We enjoyed seeing the 300 Western grebes with most of them at Holmes Harbor.  We also found a Red-breasted Sapsucker…

January 21, 2020

49 Species

Birds of the day included seeing over 800 Cackling Geese fly into the field in the Valley.  We also enjoyed watching song sparrow practically…

January 7, 2020

45 Species

Highlight of the day was seeing the Western Screech Owl.  Flooded road had to be avoided…

October 5, 2019

Terry, Sue, Lisa, Michelle, and I met on a cool, cloudy morning at Swamp Creek Park and Ride.  From there, we carpooled to Mukilteo's 92nd Street Park.  Following a trail…

November 2, 2019

Terry, Joanie, Jerry, Lisa, and I met on a cool, partly cloudy morning at Ash Way Park and Ride.  From there, we carpooled to Martha Lake, Buffalo Ponds, and Silver Lake…

December 8, 2019

On December 8th Pilchuck Audubon Society, Academia Latina, and the North Sound Birders’ Meetup visited Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens and…

December 3, 2019

65 Species

Our best sighting was from the road just prior to turning to the West 90. We stopped at a field with water…

December 10, 2019

71 Species

Attendees: Jim, Wilma, Graham, Virginia, Ken, Bev, Rick, Charlotte, Terri, Rex, Merrilee, Craig, Dick…

December 17, 2019

51 Species

Attendees: Jim, Virginia, Joannie, Diana, Art, Carlos, Val, Judy, Phil, Craig, Susan, Melinda, Ken, Rex…