October 2008

Camano Island/Stanwood (, from Oct 04, 2008 07:30 AM to Oct 04, 2008 05:00 PM)

October 4 (Saturday) 7:30 a.m. Prepare for a full day of birding and explore Camano Island’s shoreline, salt-water marshes, grasslands, and forest habitats for seabirds, raptors, and songbirds. Areas may include Livingston Bay, English Boom, Utsalady, and Iverson Spit, a 100-acre preserve. The Stanwood Sewage Treatment Ponds offer a variety of waterfowl and the occasional avian surprise. Bring a lunch and meet before 7:30 a.m. at south end of Kingsgate Park & Ride. Passenger cost/person $14.00. Return early evening. Mike West and Joyce Meyer, 425-868-7986

NPW: Asahel Curtis Trail (Asahel Curtis Trail, from Oct 19, 2008 08:30 AM to Oct 19, 2008 02:00 PM)

Leisurely 1¼-mile walk among old-growth forest and wetlands in the Snoqualmie Valley.

PN: As Close as You Dare - Africa (Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 308 4th Ave. S., Kirkland, from Oct 23, 2008 06:30 PM to Oct 23, 2008 09:00 PM)

Immerse yourself in wild and remote Africa with Becci Crowe - wildlife and tribal portrait artist - Thurs, Oct 23.

Photo Trip: Streiffert Native Garden (Kent, from Oct 04, 2008 07:30 AM to Oct 04, 2008 09:30 AM)

Photograph backyard chickadees, red-breasted nuthatches, northern flickers, and juncos.