Thanks to a call from Bruce Labar I dashed off to see the Snowy Egret he located at the industrial pond on 43rd St in Fife. It was a county first and a WA second bird for me. Nice! Ken dashed over from Green Mountain where he was watching Gray Jays, Diane Y-Q came over Read More…
Sunrise Mt. Rainier Today
Bruce Labar and I birded Sunrise today, going from the parking lot, up the upper trail to Frozen Lake, then the trail to Fremont Lookout, and then back via the trail through the Sunrise campground. Overall a sunny, very warm day with little breeze. Views terrific, birding overall pretty slow. The best birding of the Read More…
Kitsap Today
Ken and I met to bird some shorebird areas in Kitasp today, and had a nice day though no FOY shorebirds for Ken, did manage to hear and see a pair of Red Crossbills near Kitsap Lake. Best shorebirding of the day was at the mouth of Chico Creek where we got nice looks at Read More…
Coast Trip Sunday
Ken, Ryan and I had plans to lead an ABC trip to the coast this weekend, but the only date we could get together on was one I couldn’t go on Saturday, so Ken and Ryan led the group down to Ocean Shores on Saturday, and Kay and I joined on Sunday. We met Chazz Read More…
How Technology has Changed a Hobby
Talk at Rotary today. Went pretty well I think, and took Kay, Rick and Cindi’s two daughters to Bradley Lake for a short walk after the meeting. Birding really slow on a warm sunny 2 PM walk, but had nice looks at Black-capped chickadees, Red Admiral butterfly, and Canada geese with goslings. Photos by the Read More…
New Audubon Interactive Map to Best Birding Sites in All 50 States
Pretty Cool. This map on the Audubon site allows you to click on a state and get a description of great birding sites in each state. Audubon Interactive Travel Map.
Great Day, Great Birds, Bad Photos at Lake Eleanor Trail
Shorebirds Not Today in Pierce
I got out this morning for a couple hours after a nap after taking Caroline to SEATAC for a 5:30 AM flight back to Fullerton. We had a nice visit. First stop was Levy Pond, not even a Killdeer seen. Then I tried the mitigation by the RR tracks off 70th but they’ve put a Read More…
Sunrise Mt. Rainier Today
Today I finally got my first Mt. Rainier hike in, getting to Sunrise about 8 AM and hiking up the top trail to Frozen Lake, going a bit toward Burrows Mountain until snow stopped me, then going about half way to Fremont Lookout until entering a cloud and turning back. Highlights were great looks at Read More…
JBLM Today for NOBO with Ken
Today Ken and I got out in Pierce to look for Northern Bobwhite at the site it has been seen last month. We initially tried to use Google Maps which took us through Roy to a blocked entry onto JBLM, then circled around going in the Roy Gate, past Chamber’s Lake, Left onto East Gate Read More…