Date: 1/25/26 12:41 pm From: Laura Busby via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival Registration Open
Hi Tweeters,
Great news! The Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival registration is open. The event is May 1 - 3, 2026 based in Hoquiam, WA.
Featured speakers for 2026 include Robert Steelquist, Friday Keynote; Allison Anholt, Saturday Dinner; Dave Slater, Program Speaker; and John "The Falconer" Prucich, Program Speaker.
Here's a sampling of other activities:
Guided Field Trips
Friday:
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Beginner Bird Walk at Bottle Beach State Park (WA State Parks) Free, details TBD
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Southern Estuary, stopping at Tokeland, Westport, and Bottle Beach, Guided by Bruce LaBar & Marcus Roening; Advance Registration Required, $50
Saturday:
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Ocean Shores, $40, details TBD
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Free Shuttles between Hoquiam Middle School and Grays Harbor NWR
Sunday:
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Tokeland, Grayland, and Westport $50 Bruce LaBar, Marcus Roening
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Ocean Shores $40 Mary O'Neil
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Free Shuttles between Hoquiam Middle School and Grays Harbor NWR
Join us!
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The snow geese had been hanging out at the Big Ditch.? The LaConner Birding Festival is going on this weekend.? That's a good place to ask.
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? 1. Seeking a field guide to the birds of Ecuador
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Subject: [Tweeters] Seeking a field guide to the birds of Ecuador
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If anyone has this field guide --
*Field book of the Birds of**Ecuador*, 2nd Edition, by Lelis Navarrete and
Miles Mcmullan -- and is willing to sell it, please be in touch offline.
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:46:00 -0800
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where are the Snow Geese in Skagit County?
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? Thanks to all - I guess I've just been missing them.? I -have-
checked all the
areas in Skagit County that people reported ... just didn't see/hear
them.? I
guess the hunting pressure is more to blame than anything else.
? Today, at the East 90, a duck hunter came back to his car.? He had
his 4-6 year
old daughter with him ... she was all decked out in boots and camo gear and
clearly enjoyed her Dad helping her get out of the gear before getting
into the
car.? Great Dad and cute daughter.
? I did not hear any shots there today - so expect he was carrying all
those
decoys (more than 10) after getting blanked.? Also did not see any birds on
the 'good for hunting list' flying today.? No geese of any kind, no
ducks, and
only a few swans (which are not on the list?).
? I caught a Bald Eagle finishing its lunch on that last pole on the
right as you
get to Samish Island.
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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:29:38 +0000
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I saw a bunch hunkered down in a field on the north end of Fir Island this morning.
Nancy Crowell
La Conner, WA
Nancy
"Images for the imagination."
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Subject: [Tweeters] Snow geese
The snow geese had been hanging out at the Big Ditch. The LaConner Birding Festival is going on this weekend. That's a good place to ask.
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From: Vicki King via Tweeters <tweeters...><mailto:<tweeters...>> To: Tweeters <tweeters...><mailto:<tweeters...>> Subject: [Tweeters] Seeking a field guide to the birds of Ecuador
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If anyone has this field guide --
*Field book of the Birds of**Ecuador*, 2nd Edition, by Lelis Navarrete and
Miles Mcmullan -- and is willing to sell it, please be in touch offline.
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:46:00 -0800
From: Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters...><mailto:<tweeters...>> To: via Tweeters <tweeters...><mailto:<tweeters...>> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where are the Snow Geese in Skagit County?
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? Thanks to all - I guess I've just been missing them.? I -have-
checked all the
areas in Skagit County that people reported ... just didn't see/hear
them.? I
guess the hunting pressure is more to blame than anything else.
? Today, at the East 90, a duck hunter came back to his car.? He had
his 4-6 year
old daughter with him ... she was all decked out in boots and camo gear and
clearly enjoyed her Dad helping her get out of the gear before getting
into the
car.? Great Dad and cute daughter.
? I did not hear any shots there today - so expect he was carrying all
those
decoys (more than 10) after getting blanked.? Also did not see any birds on
the 'good for hunting list' flying today.? No geese of any kind, no
ducks, and
only a few swans (which are not on the list?).
? I caught a Bald Eagle finishing its lunch on that last pole on the
right as you
get to Samish Island.
