The Wahington Ornithological Society would like to announce the following
field trips:

Tuesday, August 21st-Gary Bletsch will lead a trip in Skagit County hiking
from the Rainy Pass trailhead to Cutthroat Pass. Target birds would include
Three-toed Woodpecker, Mountain Chickadee, Townsend's Solitaire, Hermit
Thrush, Pine Grosbeak, White-winged Crossbill, and other mountain birds.
Bring binoculars and a day-pack with lunch, drinks and snack. Be prepared
for an all day hike, returning late afternoon and dress for the weather.
Limit to eight birders. For details contact Gary at (360) 826-3750 or email
garybletsch at yahoo.com.

Wednesday, August 22nd-Marv Breece will lead a trip to The Nature
Conservancy's Port Susan Bay Preserve in Snohomish County. The main focus
for the day will be fall migrating shorebirds. There may be other stops in
Snohomish and Skagit Counties depending on time, tides, and where the birds
decide to show up. Bring binoculars and a scope, lunch, drinks, and snacks.
Be prepared to eat on the run, without a planned lunch stop. Return late
afternoon or early evening. Limit of seven participants. Please email Marv
at mbreece at earthlink.net or call (206) 634-1725.

Field Trips allow members to explore places or revisit familiar haunts. Each
trip is open to a limited number of participants. Each member may join up to
four trips per year (excluding annual conference trips). Non-members may
attend as a member's guest once per year. Questions about field trips should
be directed to the trip leader(s).

== Michael Hobbs
== Washington Ornithological Society webmaster
== http://www.wos.org
== WOSWeb at wos.org