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SUMMARY:Black River Riparian Forest Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:by /Suzanne Knrom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to see the nesting herons at Black River before the cottonwoods leaf out\, this will be the time to do it. Once the trees are leafed out\, the nests will be very difficult to see. When we were there last month\, we saw 30-40 herons\, and counted 18 nests from last year. The birds are pairing up\, repairing last years’ nests\, and building new ones now. It’s possible that some have started incubating their first eggs. We’ll know if that’s the case if we see herons sitting in their nests\, as opposed to standing.  \n\n\n\nYou are welcome to join us. Details —  \n\n\n\n\nBlack River Riparian Forest field trip — \n\n\n\nDate/time: Sunday\, March 19\, 3:30 – 5:00 pm \n\n\n\nMeet: In the Oakesdale Center parking lot\, 600 Oakesdale Ave. SW\, Renton 98057. The best place for us all to gather at 3:30pm is near the Northwest Kidney Center. (Sorry\, no bathroom access on Sundays.) \n\n\n\n\nIf you have binoculars\, be sure to bring them. Also\, if you’d like to take photos\, you’ll need a lens for long distances (equivalent to about a football field away). We’d really appreciate getting copies of your photos!  \n\n\n\nTwo important notes: \n\n\n\n\nIf this is your first visit to this wildlife sanctuary\, we strongly recommend attending our field trip so you’ll know the best viewing areas and safest route. (Taking a different route will give you an entirely different experience and is definitely not recommended.) \n\n\n\nIn case anyone wants to visit on their own in the future\, please do not go alone. Black River Riparian Forest is 96 wooded acres and the vast majority of it is very isolated. I’ll add that if you find yourself in trouble\, call 911. However the challenge would be in identifying exactly where you are because there are no markers.   \n\n\n\n\nI hope you can join us! Please let me know if you can make it.  \n\n\n\nSuzanne  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/black-river-riparian-forest-field-trip/
LOCATION:Black River Riparian Forest\, 600 Oakesdale Ave. SW\, Renton\, Washington\, 98057\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fieldtrips
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SUMMARY:Black River Riparian Forest Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:by /Suzanne Knrom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2/23/2023 Update: \n\n\n\nHi all\, \n\n\n\nThe weather looks good for Friday’s field trip so we are definitely on for that date. With a predicted high of 39 degrees\, it’ll be cold so layers and sturdy shoes are highly recommended to stay warm. Bring binoculars if you have them.  \n\n\n\nYou’re in for a real treat — especially if the herons are there. Our Pacific herons (aka Fannini) are a unique subspecies\, with most living in the Salish Sea and British Columbia’s Fraser Valley regions. Unlike most great blue heron subspecies\, Pacific herons don’t migrate. Habitat loss/development and bald eagle predation have profoundly affected their population over the past 30 years. \n\n\n\nWhere we’re meeting and other details are in my 2/16 email below. We’re looking forward to seeing you Friday!   \n\n\n\nSuzanne  \n\n\n\n2/16/2023 \n\n\n\nNesting has begun at Renton’s Black River Riparian Forest. I visited this past weekend and we saw about 30 herons. Some were even standing in nests and one was pointing his/her beak skyward to let the others know that they were looking for a mate.  \n\n\n\nJust before sunset\, the herons in the main nesting area rose up and moved to two trees along the edge of the pond for the night. It was an absolutely stellar day.  \n\n\n\nWe were there for an hour\, starting at 4:14 (sunset was at 5:30).  \n\n\n\nWe counted a total of 18 nests from last year’s season (2022): 15 nests are in the eastern section of the forest across the pond (the “Protected Forest”)\, and 3 nests are in western section of the forest. All were toward the middle of the dense mix of cottonwoods and alders so will be obscured by foliage once the trees leaf out late next month.  \n\n\n\nThe number of herons there now is the same as we saw last year. I find the consistency really interesting\, as it could indicate that these specific herons are committed to Black River for nesting. Twenty years ago\, with 135 active nests\, Black River had quickly grown to become the fifth largest great blue heron colony in the state. But adjacent development depleted the richness of the habitat\, and a pair of bald eagles relentlessly raided the nests for several years in a row (we named the pair Bonnie and Clyde). I can’t help but wonder if some of these birds are offspring of those herons from the halcyon days of the late 1990’s – early 2000’s. \n\n\n\nWe’d love for you to join us on our field trip. We’ll spend time watching the herons\, who are probably well into the early activities of the nesting season. This is an ideal time to visit\, as the cottonwoods will not leaf out until late March. Once that happens\, it will be much harder to see the herons and their nests.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll also be touring the north side — another rich wetland habitat but very different from the Protected Forest. You can join us for the full tour or just focus on the herons\, which will be our first part of the tour.   \n\n\n\nThe condition of the vegetated trail is good. You’ll want to wear sturdy shoes\, ideally weatherproof. If it’s been especially rainy\, there’ll probably be a few muddy spots.  \n\n\n\nDetails —  \n\n\n\nDate/time: Friday\, February 24\, 3:00 – 5:00 pm \n\n\n\nMeet: In the Oakesdale Center parking lot\, 600 Oakesdale Ave. SW\, Renton 98057. The best place for us all to gather at 3pm is near the Northwest Kidney Center.    \n\n\n\nThree of us from Herons Forever will be leading the field trip. I established the nonprofit in 1989. In the 1990s I was very fortunate to cross paths with Dr. Kate Stenberg (through King County at the time) and Patricia Thompson of WDFW (recently retired). Their expertise\, along with Rainier Audubon and Seattle Audubon\, helped save this very special place from more profound impacts of development.  \n\n\n\nImportant note: In case anyone wants to visit on their own in the future\, please do not go alone.  Black River Riparian Forest is 96 wooded acres and the vast majority of it is very isolated. I’ll add that if you find yourself in trouble\, call 911. However the challenge would be in identifying exactly where you are because there are no markers.   \n\n\n\nWe would love for you to join us on February 24th. You’re welcome to bring others who would enjoy this. Kindly rsvp.   \n\n\n\nSuzanne Krom\, PresidentHerons Forever \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/black-river-riparian-forest/
LOCATION:Black River Riparian Forest\, 600 Oakesdale Ave. SW\, Renton\, Washington\, 98057\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fieldtrips
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