Next Bird Walk will be Saturday, May 24th, 2025
Destinations: Soos Creek Trail and Clark Lake Park (if time allows)
Meet at the store at 8:15AM and the group will depart at 8:20AM
We return around Noon.
Please call 206-241-3201 and reserve a spot.
Highlights from our April 6th Bird Walk
There were six people that visited Van Doren's Landing Park and the Green River Natural Resources Area on April 6th. It was a dry morning, until the last half hour, and a very good outing for seeing raptors. There were multiple views of Bald Eagles. One was on a nest perched above the river and the other was bringing prey to the nest, possibly a rabbit.
There was also an American Kestrel that flew by in "falcon-style" and a Northern Harrier circling ever higher over the eastern meadow. In addition, male and female Purple Finches were spotted through the scope, a Northern Shrike was seen atop a conifer and a Common Yellowthroat was heard singing.
Birds seen on April walk:
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Northern Shrike
Steller's Jay
California Scrub Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
American Robin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler