Birding San Juan Island and Beyond

The Bird Count December 19 went off without a hitch. My yard did not produce much. House finch, Juncos, Crows. The Buffleheads, Flicker, Bald Eagle, Snipe where no where to be seen.

Here are some links to local birding locations near the San Juan Islands:

The Skagit Valley is a bird-watcher’s dream in winter, when thousands of snow geese, swans and eagles stop here.

There are a number of good bird-watching locations, including the fields of Fir Island, Wiley Slough and Bay View State Park. Farther east are an abundance of eagles, dining on salmon around Marblemount and Rockport.

For more information about migratory birds in Skagit County, check these sites:

http://www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=59

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/water/snow_goose/

http://www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=54

http://www.skagiteagle.org/IC/IC EagleCount.htm

http://skagiteaglewatchers.wordpress.com/

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