NOTE: For the month of May we hold our annual Birdathon fundraiser and ask that all field trip participants donate $25.00 per person for our field trips.
Registration closes May 29th
Join us for a Field Trip to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge offers a diverse combination of habitats and birds. The delta is bounded by the Nisqually River and the estuary marshes. It includes deciduous woods and grasslands.
Trip Leader
Time / Location
Meet at the visitor center at 7:30 a.m. Admission to park is an additional $3, or free if you have an Interagency Annual Pass (old Golden Eagle), Senior Pass (old Golden Age), Access Passport, Federal Duck Stamp, or Annual Refuge Pass. See the website for more information.
Carpooling option: Meet at the Preston P&R for carpooling no later than 6:15 a.m. and return to Preston by 2 p.m.
Notes for the day
Bring a lunch and dress for the weather. Please bring your binoculars, a bottle of water, a snack if you like and wear comfortable shoes & weather appropriate clothing. There are well-maintained restrooms available at the visitor center and two port-a-potties located near the north end of the Twin Barns Loop Trail.
Potential Birds
Spring migrating warblers and other neotropical birds should be arriving to join regulars such as woodpeckers and Great Horned Owls. A variety of waterfowl and raptors should be present as well.