David has never seen Surfbirds! David wants to see Surfbirds! Help David scour the west Seattle shoreline for this species, as well as numerous other seabirds that may be visible from Alki and other viewpoints along the shores of West Seattle. 

Meet at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center if you'd like to carpool south to West Seattle; otherwise, you can meet us at our first spot. 

After you have submitted your 2024 Field Trip Liability Release online, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip, as the location of our first spot will be sent in the email a few days before the trip.

Trip Leader: David Droppers, Lycaenid@gmail.com

No Tuesday outing this week, happy holidays!

No Tuesday outing this week, happy New Year!

This is a half-day trip. We’ll visit McCollum Park and Everett’s nearby Silver Lake. This will be a fairly easy walk. There will be traffic noise. Boots recommended. Further details will be provided to registered participants. After you have submitted your 2025 Liability Release online, please contact the trip leader in order to register for the trip.

Trip Leader: Douglas Resnick, dresnick1@comcast.net or 425-776-4811 (landline)

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), organize into carpools and head to Union Bay. OR meet the leader and the group at the Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) at 9:00 AM, in the large parking lot at 3501 NE 41st St. in Seattle. We’ll walk the extensive trails at Union Bay, starting with Yesler Swamp at the north side of the parking lot. We also plan to visit Magnuson Park. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.

Trip leader: Karen Morse (919-260-9018)

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’ll explore fields and shoreline, including a walk at The Nature Conservancy’s Port Susan Bay preserve.  If you have not already (in the past) signed a liability waiver for Port Susan Bay, go to https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/port-susan-bay/ . On the webpage, click on the “visit” tab (next to “overview” tab, middle of page), to find and print the waiver. Bring your signed waiver to the field trip. In case needed, some waivers will be available to sign at Port Susan Bay. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.

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

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 look for winter hawks, falcons, owls, shrikes and wintering waterfowl along the flats and check out both Padilla Bay and Samish Bay. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.

Trip leader: Frank Caruso (774-238-0698)

Meet at 8:00 AM at the gravel parking lot at the Everett Sewage Treatment Plant, or carpool from the nearby Langus Riverfront Park parking lot. From the south, take Exit 195 from I-5 to East Marine View Dr. to SR 529, Ross Rd. and Smith Island Rd., then 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. We'll spend the morning birding the settling ponds and then walk out as far as feasible on Spencer Island. We may learn about restoration plans for the island. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch – we’ll eat at the covered shelter at Langus Park. After lunch, for those interested, an optional stop at the 12th St NE overlook for more shorebirds and waterfowl.

Trip leader: Jeff Hambleton (425-923-0227)