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Saturday-Sunday-Monday,
February 13-15
Waterville
Plateau and Okanogan Highlands
Leaders: Ruth Sullivan and
Tim O'Brien
Ruth and Tim will lead this
popular winter trip to the Okanogan Highlands and the
Waterville Plateau. Target birds include Northern
Goshawk, Greater Sage- and Sharp-tailed grouse,
Long-eared and Northern Saw-whet owl, Pygmy Nuthatch,
Bohemian Waxwing, American Tree Sparrow, Lapland
Longspur, Gray-crowned Rosy-finch, Common Redpoll, and
Snow Bunting. Areas covered will include the Conconully
area, Havillah, Chesaw, Tonasket, Bridgeport Hill Road,
Bridgeport State Park, Leahy Junction, the town of
Bridgeport, Central Ferry Canyon, and the Bridgeport and
Cassimer Bars. The trip will also visit Cameron Lake
Road, where a McKay's Bunting was found two years ago.
All overnights will be in Omak. Limited to 15
participants. For details,
contact Ruth by email
or at (253) 564-7419 (leave a message).
Saturday, March 13
WESTERN
WHATCOM COUNTY
Leaders: Joe Meche and
Paul Woodcock
Joe and Paul, President and
Vice President of North Cascades Audubon in Bellingham,
will co-lead a field trip along the shoreline of western
Whatcom County, starting just south of the Canadian
border. We will meet at Marine Park in Blaine at 8:00 AM
and explore the Blaine harbor/waterfront on foot. We
will then carpool to Semiahmoo Spit, with a few stops
along the way. After more birding and a lunch break at
Semiahmoo, we will head to Birch Bay and Birch Bay State
Park. Species numbers can be very high with a
possibility of four species of loons, grebes, all three
scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, and a variety of other sea
and bay ducks, and large numbers of Brant and
shorebirds.
For more information and to
sign up, contact Joe by phone at (360) 739-5383 or
by email.
Sunday, March 21
MASON
COUNTY
Leader: Matt Bartels
Come explore the
under-birded Mason County. We'll bird th eparks along
Hood Canal, the Skokomish River estuary, and other
corners. Target birds include waterfowl, raptors, gulls,
and returning spring migrants. Limit of 12 participants.
For details,
email Matt.
Saturday, March 27
KITTITAS
COUNTY
Leader: Kraig Kemper
Kraig will lead a trip in
Kittitas County, starting in the Cle Elum area and
heading east to bird the Ellensburg area through
shrub/steppe to Vantage and the Columbia River. The
focus will be on breeding birds that have arrived.
Target birds include Say's Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike,
Canyon and Rock wren, Western and Mountain bluebird,
Sage Thrasher, and Brewer's, Sage, and Vesper sparrow.
Bring scope, lunch, and beverage, and dress for the
weather. Limit of eight (8) participants. For details,
contact Kraig at (206) 789-9255 or
by email.
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Mileage Reimbursement
for
Drivers
A mileage reimbursement of
at least $0.25 per mile is
suggested to cover the driver's cost of gas, wear and
tear, insurance, etc. If current gas prices suggest a
higher rate, please reimburse the driver
at a fair rate. Multiply the agreed-upon reimbursement
rate by the number of field trip
miles, and split the resulting amount equally among the
passengers (not the driver). The driver will be
responsible for tracking the round-trip mileage and
collecting the field trip reimbursement from each
passenger.
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Click on the map above to read Trip
Leaders' reports of past field trips.
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