There is still plenty of space on the WOS field trip in Clark County which
is less than two weeks out. It is traditionally a mix of wintering and
early spring arrivals found along the Columbia River floodplain. Saturday
3/3 we will concentrate on the Vancouver lowlands where Snowy Egret,
Glaucous Gull, all four Zonotrichia sparrows, and Black Phoebe were present
over the last week. On a "scouting trip" Friday last weekend, collectively
our group of 6 had just over 100 species. I will try to secure access to
Post Office Lake which could determine whether or not we venture to
Steigerwald Lake and/or Ridgefield NWRs which already have well-established
access routes. There will be a mile or two of hiking but on flat terrain
and mostly groomed trails or roads. The Saturday trip meets at 07:30 at the
Salmon Creek Park-and-Ride, will be a full day, and has a limit of 10 in
addition to one or more "highly qualified" local co-leaders.



For those with a little extra time, or without all of Saturday available,
there is a separate Woodland Bottoms trip the afternoon of March 2; Russ
Koppendrayer will co-lead that trip so we will stop at all the right spots.
And if weather and road conditions are suitable there will be a Sunday
morning extension to east Clark County, hoping to access some higher
elevation forest with a different suite of species that could include N
Pygmy-Owl, American Dipper, and Gray Jay.



Please contact me directly for more information and to reserve a spot on any
or all of the above.



Randy Hill

Ridgefield

RE_HILL at Q dot COM



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