June 21, 2022

60 Species

A warm Spring day brought out a huge covey of birders (31), as we hit birding spots from Northern State Recreation Area in Sedro-Woolley to…

June 14, 2022

59 Species

Windy weather in the Ellensburg area is pretty typical in June, but it did not interfere with some productive birding…

June 7, 2022

38 Species

We picked a perfect spring day for resumption of our annual picnic at the Big Four picnic area on Mountain Loop Highway. About 34 people…

May 31, 2022

56 Species

Although it was cool and overcast east of the mountains, the morning birding was excellent. At Bullfrog Pond, a Yellow Warbler…

May 24, 2022

72 Species

Although it was cool and overcast east of the mountains, the morning birding was excellent. At Bullfrog Pond, a Yellow Warbler…

May 17, 2022

64 Species

A delightful Spring day provided a great opportunity to see some of our arriving migrant species at Carnation Marsh, Tolt-McDonald Park, Sikes Lake, Stillwater and Crescent Lake…

May 10, 2022

80 Species

We had an excellent birding day on a beautiful day at one of the most beautiful places in the world. And, we got to share it with…

May 3, 2022

77 Species

Our Tuesday birders traveled inland to the Darrington area in search of spring migrants. Ducks were few but included Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal and…

April 26, 2022

78 Species

Sunshine on Guemes Island made for what was undoubtedly a record species tally for this trip, including numerous Orange-crowned Warblers, Purple Finches, swallows and an early…

April 19, 2022

87 Species

A great day of dry-weather birding began with a raft of about 125 Barrow’s Goldeneyes near the ferry and ended with at least 50 Black Turnstones and…

April 12, 2022

58 Species

Our intrepid group drove through hail and sleet to reach Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Thurston County, and our day ended prematurely when another hailstorm hit in early afternoon. However, despite the chill and ice…

April 5, 2022

64 Species

The wet pastures of the Stillaguamish Valley and the marshes of the Port Susan Bay Conservancy provided their usual high numbers of waterfowl, shorebirds and…

March 29, 2022

68 Species

There were loads of waterfowl to be seen at Kiket Island, Similk Beach and March Point under cloudy and partly sunny skies. They included 1000+ Brants…

March 22, 2022

55 Species

A light mist left us early, and we enjoyed a nice day of birding at several sites around the Snohomish area. Highlights included several Wood Ducks, an active heronry…

March 15, 2022

59 Species

The rain (and hail) held off until 2:30, so it turned out to be a pretty good day of birding at Blaine, Semiahmoo, Birch Bay and Lake Terrell. A Eurasian Whimbrel…

March 8, 2022

71 Species

A large group of 22 explored the Samish Flats, Samish Island and Fir Island for late winter raptors and waterfowl. No success on the Prairie Falcon, but…

March 1, 2022

58 Species

The Montlake Fill, Arboretum, Magnuson Park and Kenmore was our itinerary for the first time in several years and offered some good birding…

February 22, 2022

41 Species and 1 Hybrid

Chilly conditions did not deter 15 intrepid birders from birding at Spencer Island, the Everett Sewage Lagoons and the Ebey Waterfront Trail…

February 15, 2022

76 Species

Mostly cloudy skies and calm winds made for great waterbirding, although the land-based passerines were scarce. Long-tailed Ducks at…