September 2008

Climate Change Common Sense (South Bellevue Community Center, from Sep 09, 2008 06:00 PM to Sep 09, 2008 08:30 PM)

Join Eastside Audubon and Seattle Audubon for an informative evening about impacts of climate change in the Northwest and the “common sense” aspect of it all--in contrast to uninformed hysteria or defeatist apathy.

Monroe Swift Night Out (Frank Wagner School, Monroe, from Sep 06, 2008 06:30 PM to Sep 06, 2008 08:00 PM)

Learn more about the Vaux's swifts that gather nightly to roost in the Frank Wagner Elementary School Chimney.

Native Plant Walk: Shadow Lake Bog (Shadow Lake Bog, Renton, from Sep 20, 2008 09:30 AM to Sep 20, 2008 02:30 PM)

Join us for a guided walk through Shadow Lake Bog, a beautiful ancient sphagnum moss peat bog and unique wetland located in Renton.

Grays Harbor County (, from Sep 23, 2008 06:30 AM to Sep 23, 2008 06:00 PM)

September 23, 2008 (Wednesday) 6:30 a.m. to early evening Limit: 11 (3 cars)

Birding the Hot Spots of King County (, from Sep 22, 2008 09:00 AM to Sep 22, 2008 12:00 PM)

September 22 (Monday) 9:00 a.m. to noon Monthly field trip on fourth Monday of each month to wherever the birds are. Meet before 9:00 a.m. at north end of the Newport Hills Park-N-Ride (I-405, exit 9) and plan to be back by noon. Passenger cost/person $2.00. Hugh Jennings 425-746-6351

Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties (, from Sep 27, 2008 07:00 AM to Sep 27, 2008 07:00 PM)

September 27 (Saturday) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Joint trip with Seattle Audubon - Limit 11 – 5 from Eastside Audubon This all-day trip will focus on shorebirds of the Washington coast.

Whidbey Island (, from Oct 21, 2008 07:00 AM to Oct 21, 2008 05:00 PM)

(Tuesday) - October 21, 2008 Whidbey Island is a great birding location any time of the year. We will take the ferry from Mukilteo and work the passage, and then look at forest, wetland, marsh, salt water, grasslands, and rocky edges. We'll be searching out loons, grebes, alcids, waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, and passerines as we work our way the length of the island. If we have time we will stop at the Stanwood sewer ponds on the way home. Come prepared for any type of weather, bring lunch and fluids. Spotting scope helpful. Meet before 7 a.m. at south end of Kingsgate P&R. Passenger cost/per person $17 plus share ferry cost. Return early evening. Brian H. Bell 425-485-8058

Birding the Hot Spots of King County (, from Oct 27, 2008 09:00 AM to Oct 27, 2008 12:00 PM)

October 27 (Monday) 9:00 a.m. to noon Monthly field trip on fourth Monday of each month to wherever the birds are. Meet before 9:00 a.m. at north end of the Newport Hills Park-N-Ride (I-405, exit 9) and plan to be back by noon. Passenger cost/person $2.00. Stan Wood 425-392-4557

O.O. Denny Park (O. O. Denny Park, from Sep 27, 2008 09:00 AM to Sep 27, 2008 12:00 PM)

Explore one of Lake Washington most wild sites.

Lake Sammamish State Park (, from Sep 07, 2008 09:00 AM to Sep 07, 2008 12:00 PM)