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Bird Walks
April 11 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bird Walks | March 21st, April 4th, & 11th
West Beach at Deception Pass State Park | March 21st – 10:00am – 12:00pm
Birding Deception Pass: a Whidbey Audubon and Deception Pass State Park partnership. Walks are designed as a great opportunity for birders of all levels. Practice bird identification skills, explore unique bird habitats and learn from other birders. It is recommended you bring your own binoculars and/or scopes, though there will be a few on hand to borrow.
A Discover Pass or day permit is required for each vehicle.
Location: West Beach -Deception Pass State Park 41229 State Route 20 Oak Harbor, WA, 98277
Whether arriving from the north or south on SR20, you will come to a stoplight at the bottom of a hill. Turn west into the main park entrance. Drive past the welcome station and follow along the winding road until you reach a stop sign, then turn left. Take this road all the way down to the end, which will lead you to the West Beach parking lot. Restrooms are available at this location. Look for a large sign, “Bird Walk.”
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Rosario Head at Deception Pass State Park | April 4th – 10:00am – 11:00am
Birding Deception Pass: a Whidbey Audubon and Deception Pass State Park partnership. Walks are designed as a great opportunity for birders of all levels. Practice bird identification skills, explore unique bird habitats and learn from other birders. It is recommended you bring your own binoculars and/or scopes, though there will be a few on hand to borrow.
A Discover Pass or day permit is required for each vehicle.
Location: Rosario Beach Road Anacortes,WA, 98221
Navigate to Rosario Beach Rd. Please note this address does not take you all the way to the parking lot. Follow to the end of the road until you reach the metal gates to enter the Rosario parking lot. Restrooms are available at this location. Look for a large sign, “Bird Walk.”
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“Small Sit” at Freeland County Park | April 11th – 12:00 – 2:00pm
Come to the last “small sit” before our wintering ducks and grebes depart for their breeding grounds! The sit begins at high tide when the diving birds should be closer to shore. We will scan Holmes Harbor for Goldeneyes, Scoters, Buffleheads, Double-crested Cormorants and Horned Grebes. On the beach we will watch for Song Sparrows and in the grass Dark-eyed Juncos and White-crowned Sparrows. Less likely possibilities include early arriving Caspian Terns or Osprey and the ever unpredictable (but common in this part of Freeland) Bushtits.
Come for five minutes or the full two hours. Viewing will be from the picnic table in the grassy area between the kitchen shelter and the beach. A paved path leads from the paved parking lot to the first picnic table and then there are about 50 feet of flat short grass to get to the second picnic table. Chairs will also be available for attendees. A scope will be provided, as well as loaner binoculars and field guides for use during the event.
Families with young children are encouraged to attend. The playground is next to the viewing area so kids who don’t want to bird can play while their family members watch the birds.
Location: Freeland County Park (1535 E Shoreview Drive Freeland, WA 98249)
Portable restrooms are available at the park including a wheelchair accessible porta-potty.
For more information click HERE
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