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.