Hi Birders,

NCW Audubon has three field trips scheduled for this coming May 24th, June 6th and June 12th. Grab your binoculars and come join us! Please see trip details below.

Deadhorse Lake Field Trip- May 24th

Join Juliet Rhodes and Janet Bauer for a morning bird walk to Deadhorse Lake from Frost Road on May 24th. A nice variety of birds should be seen with the arrival of our summer residents.
Expect to walk 2-3 miles on gently rolling dirt roads and pathways. Please bring binoculars, water, and good walking shoes. We will meet up at the Twisp Community Center parking lot at 8am and will be out for 2-3 hours. Trip is limited to 8 participants. To sign up, please email trip co-leader Janet Bauer at jsrbauer@gmail.com.

Nespelem to Goose Lake and Beyond- June 6th

By early June, all the spring breeding birds should be present in our region. We will spend a full day birding between the Nespelem River and Goose Lake, with the likelihood of continuing on to the Aeneas Valley. We’ll have an excellent chance to see several species that are uncommon in our area, such as American Redstart and Northern Waterthrush. Dress for the weather and bring lunch, snacks, water, etc. There will be only limited walking along unpaved roadways. We will meet at 6 am at the Sweet River Bakery in Pateros (203 Lakeshore Drive) and expect to return by 5 pm. This trip is limited to ten birders. To reserve your space, email trip co-leaders Art Campbell at rapakivi@methow.com or DJ Jones at
djtrillium@icloud.com.
NOTE: Participants must be fully vaccinated (two shots plus a booster), practice
social distancing in the field, and wear a mask (N95 preferred) when carpooling. Thank you for your cooperation!

Okanogan Highlands Field Trip- June 12th

Come bird the Okanogan Highlands! This day-long adventure will begin in Tonasket, ascending from the Okanogan Valley to roam through the varied habitats of the Highlands and sample its wonderful bird life. Our tour last year identified 92 species in the cliffs, wet meadows, shrub steppe, grassland, forest, riparian, wetlands and open water habitat along the way, and we missed some of the regulars!.   Plan to walk short distances over level to slightly rolling terrain. Please bring lunch, water, sun protection and anything else you need to enjoy a day in the Highlands with the birds.
Date: Sunday, June 12: meet at 7:30am with projected end time of 4:30pm. Group size limit: 8  Covid precautions:  participants should be vaccinated, practice social distancing in the field, and bring a mask to wear for carpooling.

Contact Todd Thorn to reserve your space with the group and for meeting directions, at water.thrush@yahoo.com

Join Sarah Smith, Mary, and Tim Gallagher for Spring birding in the Upper Wenatchee
Watershed.

We will start at Lake Wenatchee State Park (South Beach) and walk a dirt trail along the
Wenatchee River to the confluence of Nason Creek and return via an old road in a mixed pine
forest. This area typically has several Osprey nests to observe. It may be a little early, but
perhaps we will see migrating American Pipits and/or Harlequin Ducks.
We will then drive over to Fish Lake, a 500-acre spring-fed lake, that is stocked for fishing. There
we will walk along an old dirt road that borders the southern edge of the lake and into a mixed
pine forest.

We will be looking and listening for resident and migrant species passing by or settling in such
as woodpeckers, waterfowl, warblers and flycatchers. If time permits, we may visit the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust property along the White River to check for Cliff Swallows and American Dippers.

Dress for the weather, bring binoculars and lunch, snacks, water, etc. There will be at least 2.5 miles of walking, mostly on dirt trails and roads. Surfaces may be uneven and in a few places steep. Hopefully, the infamous mosquitoes will not have hatched yet.

We will meet at 7 am at Lake Wenatchee South State Park by the park store/bathrooms and
expect to be done by 1 pm. A Discover Pass is needed at the State Park. Each trip is limited to ten participants.

To reserve your space, email trip leader Mary Gallagher at marywillardgallagher@live.com by
April 20th.

NOTE: Participants must be fully vaccinated (two shots plus a booster) and practice social
distancing in the field. Thank you for your cooperation.