Occasionally, NCWAS evaluates an opportunity to assist conservation work. The need may be local, within Washington State, or, as described below, international. When these opportunities arise, the NCWAS board evaluates Continue Reading →

A Five Eagle Day Last week, we had a “One Hit Wonder.“ We drove the entire Waterville North route and saw ONE Red-tailed Hawk. That was it! Today, we started Continue Reading →

The Bus Has Not Yet Arrived! This past week, Amanda and I drove our first Winter Raptor Survey for the East Cascades Audubon Society.  We actually made a trip earlier Continue Reading →

This post is from May 30, 2024. Well, good news concerning our one kestrel nest box with eggs that contains a camera.  29 days after incubation began, the first nestling Continue Reading →

The following article was submitted by Richard Scranton, NCWAS Community Science Since 2021, the NCW Audubon chapter has monitored American Kestrel nest boxes up on and around the Waterville Plateau. Continue Reading →

 I think my car could drive itself to Jameson Lake. My vehicle (whichever one I owned at the time) has taken us there so many times over the past two Continue Reading →

The End of the Season I was reminded of that billboard that was put up in Seattle in April, 1971. It said, “Will the last person leaving Seattle – – Continue Reading →