Bird Watching

  August 2024

Bird Populations Are in Decline — What Does This Mean for Whatcom County?

by Ella Gage Birds are an indicator species. Their population health is denotative of the health and trajectory of our ecosystem as a whole. The ground-breaking 2019 Science magazine report “Decline of the North American Avifauna” was derived from half … Continue reading

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  July 2024

A Ten-Day Odyssey … with a few twists

Beaks and Bills by Joe Meche After last month’s change in our spring tradition we decided to return to the warmer east side of the mountains to get back into the old rhythm. We found the added fun of taking … Continue reading

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  May 2024

Bluebirds, Avocets, and White-headed Woodpeckers

Beaks and Bills by Joe Meche My springtime loops over the mountains and through the woods the past two years left me wanting more so I did it again the first week in April. I have a plan to make … Continue reading

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  March 2019

Wings Over Water Birding Festival

On March 15-17, the 17th Annual Wings Over Water (WOW) Festival will take place in Blaine, with numerous events and activities in a variety of venues. We’re expanding this year to cover locations stretching from Lake Terrell on the south … Continue reading

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