The destinations will be Weyerhauser Pond and Browns Point Lighthouse Park
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.
It was a large gathering that went on the bird walk on October 13th. Glorious sunshine awaited at Van Doren's Landing Park where hundreds of Cackling Geese flew over the group. A Bald Eagle was noticed preening in a dead tree while its mate flew by carrying a large branch to the nest. Later the same pair would be seen perched in a tree together above the river.
There was a Cooper's Hawk situated nearby and close enough for walk participants to study it. Directly above it was a pair of Downy Woodpeckers and an Anna's Hummingbird watching the encounter. Later, down the trail a Red-tailed Hawk decided to perch above the group as well. It was a good day for birds of pray, as later, a Northern Harrier circled high in the distance. It's not a bird that has been seen very often on bird walks.
There was a plethora of the more commonly seen birds on this walk. Anna's Hummingbirds and California Scrub-Jays were abundant during the entire event. There was a cloud of 45 to 50 Goldfinches in several trees, and even some feasting on weed seeds on the ground. The walkers got to glimpse at least seven species of Sparrow. To cap off the outing, a Merlin was seen flying across the valley near the Tukwila Light Rail Station on the way back to the store. What a neat trip!
