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Embracing nature: Visit state parks with new book as your guide
Washington State Parks has published its first comprehensive guidebook to Washington’s state parks.
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Deep birds: Comormants can dive 150 feet to hunt for fish
Research also shows that the birds can hear under water. Their hearing ability is the same as seals.
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Join your local Audubon Society to watch and learn about birds
The groups host bird-watching field trips that can be a short ride up the road or a drive…
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Raptor factors: Vultures can smell death hundreds of feet up
The birds with bald heads and hooked ivory-white beaks get a bad rap — but they are kind…
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If you haven’t, try hiking along Washington’s most scenic rivers
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic River Act, which protects 13,000 miles of rivers.
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Keep yourself out of trouble when crossing streams and rivers
Every year more people are killed in the U.S. while crossing a river than are killed by snake…
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Jogger attacked by territorial barred owl on Mount Erie — twice
These owls are known for their aggressiveness and for a rapid invasion of spotted owl territory.
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Choose from four feather-filled festivals this spring
Why not mark the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by attending a bird festival?
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This column will build up your knowledge about bird nests
Sharon Wootton gathered some interesting facts all about birds and their nests.
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Highlights and surprises from the Christmas Bird Count
Birders walk more than 100 miles and count 138 species — including some rare ones.
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You can bird-proof your home to prevent window deaths
Studies estimate that billions of birds die after crashing into glass in the U.S. each year.
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See migrating snow geese at birding festival next weekend
The Port Susan Snow Goose Festival in Stanwood features speakers, bus tours and kids activities.
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Remembering Warren Miller, the man who brought skiing to the masses
On a ski slope far, far away, Warren Miller, who died Wednesday at his home on Orcas Island,…
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Find many of our region’s winter birds in the Skagit Valley
If you love birding, also check out these bird-related festivals, lectures and other events.
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Sight of snow geese turns drivers into bird-brains
Meanwhile, a whopping 187 bird species were tallied in Edmonds in 2017.
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Samish Flats in Skagit County prime turf for winter birders
This spot is great for birdwatching because of the mostly flat land, marshy areas and open water.
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Calling all birders: Sign up now for the Christmas Bird Count
Two Christmastime bird counts located mostly in Snohomish County are scheduled for Dec. 16 and 30.
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How birds stay alive in winter and what you can do to help
When the weather turns chilly, columnist Sharon Wootton’s thoughts turn to birds coping with cold.
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House call from an eagle delights 94-year-old Mukilteo woman
I love a good story, especially about birds. Humans are built to deliver, receive and even interpret the…
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Washington Birder website offers birding checklist by county
The Washington Ornithological Society doesn’t list where to find specific birds, so birders made one.