Jan. 19, 2025 - Welcome Back to Wiley Slough (Conway) 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Trip Leaders: Jeff Osmundson (JeffO4297@gmail.com; Desirae Golis (desirae.golis@gmail.com) 

Pre-registration required: see link below

When everything changes much still stays the same. We’ll meet in the Headquarters parking lot under the pavilion for introductions and the plan for the day. The likely route will be to walk towards the boat launch and then out towards the new viewing blind.  Beyond that we will stay on the dike and look for any shorebirds and ducks on the falling tide.

The Wiley Slough area, formally known as the Skagit Wildlife Area, is a wonderful place for beginners to expert birders.  Waterfowl, perching birds, and raptors of all types may be seen on a given day.  The terrain is generally flat with good footing suitable for most abilities.  It can be windy so dress in layers.  Bring binoculars and scopes if you have them. There have been some changes at Wiley recently and we can talk about them during the field trip. A Discover Pass is required for parking. Pre-registration required using this link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BA4AF28A4F4C16-54098472-welcome. If the trip is full, please use the waitlist as we often have cancellations.