Tag: Birding

Swift Night Out – Vaux’s Swifts in Selleck, WA

Join us for a “Swift Night Out” in the small town of Selleck, WA to see the amazing Vaux’s swifts return for the evening to their brick-chimney, communal roost site. Each May, thousands of migrating Vaux’s Swifts stop off for a well-deserved rest on their long journey to northern Canada. While the number of Swift’s returning to this site is weather dependent, we can expect to see many hundreds or even thousands of birds after sunset. We will meet in Covington and carpool to Selleck to minimize our impact on this small community. In case of rain, we will reschedule the outing to the following week. See the links below for more details.  Continue Reading →

Green Valley in Early Summer

In June, the migrant birds should be singing on their territory near Auburn and in the beautiful Green Valley east of Auburn. We’ll visit Academy Drive, Green Valley Road, and Flaming Geyser State Park. We may see and hear warblers, thrushes, vireos, Red-breasted Sapsuckers, Virginia Rail, flycatchers, and more. We may walk up to 2 miles on trails and roads. Continue Reading →

Mewsings from Millie – March 2024

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Did you know that the year 2018 was declared the Year of the Bird? 2018 marked the 100 th anniversary
of the enactment of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. National Geographic, National Audubon Society,
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, BirdLife International and more than 100organizations joined forces around
the world to share stories and science examining how the changing environment was impacting the lives
of birds. Continue Reading →