The Big Sit is a free community birding event open to individuals and teams all over the world. Mark your calendar as this year The Big Sit for Skagit Audubon will be held on Saturday, October 12, from 8 am-4 pm.  Rotating cadres of observers have previously identified 50-60 species from a single location over an eight-hour period! Generous SAS members took the initiative to pledge $1 or more per species seen by the team in support of the Skagit Audubon Society Environmental Conservation Scholarships. In recent years, we have been able to award three $1,000 scholarships. 

 We will be at Deception Pass State Park Rosario Head again this year. You are also encouraged to conduct your own Big Sit and participate from wherever you want - backyard, park, public wildlife area, etc. Visit www.thebigsit.org to learn more about the event. 

 To volunteer for shifts, to sign up for birding your own backyard, or to donate contact Colleen Shannon at fieldtrips@skagitaudubon.org. Colleen will be there from 8-4 and teams will sign up for 2-hour shifts.  Also, visitors are welcome to stop by (Discover Pass required for parking).  It is almost a party atmosphere and also great fun!

Photo:  Chestnut-backed Chickadee by Rosmarie Jansen.