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…
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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…
Bainbridge Island with Ken and Heather
Today I finally had a Monday without a commitment and was able to get out with Ken in Kitsap. Heather Voboril and Ken had already planned to go to Bainbridge so Heather could see the Townsend’s solitaire and White-throated sparrow that have been being seen there, and I had a chance at 3 new FOY Read More…
BIrding in Sunshine, Pierce County in January with a Good Buddy
Birding locally does not get much better than getting out with a good birding buddy, on a sunny day, and finding most of the birds you are looking for. That was today for me. Ken texted last night to see if I was interested in getting out in Pierce County to look for several FOY 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…
North-Central Washington Winter Trip Jan 2017
Ken led our annual MLK weekend trip again and I wrote up a trip report for the ABC birding site. Here are a few photos I didn’t put there.
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…