Photo: Northern Pintail by Mick Thompson

Meet at 8:00 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). We will see what recent changes at Wylie Slough have wrought, as we check out the shorebirds and winter arrivals there and other hotspots in the Skagit valley. Pack a lunch.

Trip leaders: Dianne Marie Murray (206-769-6271) and Denny Bolton (425-241-6892)