Mima Mounds Picnic

Today Kay and I joined Ken and Rachel Brown to visit the Mima Mounds in Thurston County. It had been a while since we got together as couples, and we had a nice sunny day to enjoy a picnic after a walk in the prairie. Butterflies, wildflowers, and a Lazuli bunting were the stars of Read More…

Lewis County Today

Today Ken and I met at 6:30 at the I5-Hwy 512 Park and Ride and headed south to bird Lewis County. Our first stop was at Goodrich Road where we birded the road in which ends at a fairly large shallow pond. There was a house with lots of feeders (6 suet feeders) on the Read More…

Theler Wetlands, Mason County

Today Kay, Rachel, Ken and I headed for a sunny afternoon walk around the Theler Wetlands in Belfair, Mason County. We really enjoyed each other’s company, and the birding was surprisingly good for an afternoon in March. We started with walking through the deciduous area on the way to the boardwalk near the big tidal Read More…

Jefferson County on a Mostly Rainy Monday in March

Today Ken and I headed for Jefferson County for a day of county birding there. Both of us had done little birding in Jefferson County since starting to use eBird a few years ago, and so we had fun finding lots of “first” Jefferson eBird species. We started at Fort Flagler, where having forgotten about Read More…

A Rare Skagit Winter Day

Today was a rare winter day on the Skagit/Samish Flats. Clear skies, minimal wind, and almost no traffic made for a wonderful day to get out on the flats. First though was the primary excuse for the trip, going to Rosario Head to see if we could find the reported Yellow-billed loon and Rock Sandpiper Read More…

A Long Snowy Drive Home Today

Today after seeing the Common Pochard yesterday Bruce, Ken and I headed north. The plan was to avoid the windy snowy pass on Hwy 199 and instead drive up 101 and come across where the hills were less high. Along the way we wanted to check for the King Eider that had been seen near Read More…

Jaegers

Yesterday Kay and I took the 9:15 ferry from Pt. Defiance to Vaschon Island in hopes of something good on the short ferry ride across but it was nearly devoid of any birds in that part of the sound. We spent a couple of hours looking around the island, at Quartermaster harbor, Tramp Harbor and Read More…