Birdwatching in Washington Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. Initial Last Name Area Available Language C Warneke Allyn Anytime English/German We are close to Theler Wetlands at the south end of Hood Canal as well as close to Case Inlet, the westernmost arm of Puget Sound. The Olympic Peninsula is north and west. There is an Audubon birding trail map for the Olympic Loop with 54 sites listed. We are a ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle. E Briefer Anacortes Anytime English I specialize on Northern Goshawks - Anacortes and North Whidbey Island. M Willison Auburn Weekend M Wiese Auburn Weekend M Carpenter Bellevue Anytime R Riedl Bellevue Anytime English/FrenchSpanish I am an advanced birder and am happy to take visiting birders throughout the state or recommend areas to visit for specific species. H Jennings Bellevue Anytime English I am field trip chairman for the East Lake WA Audubon and have a good knowledge of the birding areas in WA & BC. I am also a member of the American Birding Association. S Aronoff Bellingham Anytime English/FrenchSpanish D Hancock Blaine Anytime V Biltz Bonney Lake Anytime L Falb Deer Harbor,San Juan Islands Anytime J Stephens Edmonds Anytime P Reeve Everett Anytime R Nelson Fircrest/Tacoma Weekend B Qualheim Gig Harbor Anytime B Holtz Graham Weekend C Sandstrom Kent Anytime M Hobbs Kirkland Anytime R Merrill Kirkland Anytime B Hansen Lyle Anytime English/Spanish N Gayle Montesano, Westport Weekend K Ranta Mt. Vernon Weekend J Stone-Roth Nachota Anytime T Schooley Olympia Anytime D Grosboll Olympia Weekend English I've some experience with our local birds. In particular, I would consider myself an advanced birder in grassland habitat, an intermediate birder in deciduous woodlands, and somewhere below an intermediate in conifer forest, shorebirds, ducks, and alpine species. I work as a restoration ecologist. C Wilcox Lake Crescent, Olympic NP, Port Angeles Weekend English/Spanish K Wilson Port Townsend Anytime G Hendrickson Redmond Anytime M Wagenbach Seattle Anytime C Thoreen Seattle Anytime R Lawson Seattle Anytime Englishminimal SpanishFrench I live in Seattle, but will take birders on trips all over the state. C Alexander Seattle Anytime R Galloway Seattle Weekend EnglishAmericanSign Language G Irving Seattle Anytime J Flynn Seattle Anytime English/FrenchSpanish C Riddell Seattle Weekend English/Spanish C Jobe Seattle area & Camano Island Weekend English/SpanishAmericanSign Language My fiance and I would like to connect with other people who enjoy birding in our local area, and also to possibly find people to bird with when we travel (which is mostly within the contiguous U.S. for now until his daughters are grown). P Mann Seattle Anytime D Cook Seattle Weekend English As an intermediate skilled birder I bird a variety of habitats near Seattle. G Bletsch Sedro-Woolley Weekend P Blake Sekiu Anytime English I bird the Northwest Olympic Peninsula C Johnson Sequim Anytime T Minutolo Spokane Anytime P Girres Tacoma Weekend F McAdams Hands Tacoma Anytime Englishsome French Pierce county has a wide range of habitats, including the estuary & tidal flats of Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, inlets & beaches of Puget Sound, and the mountain streams and meadows of Mt. Rainier National Park. I enjoy birding throughout the state, including eastern Washington, and know a variety of good birding spots. My work schedule is flexible and I often have free time during the week, or can accommodate visitor schedules with enough time to trade days with co-workers if needed. V McClelland Vancouver Anytime L Craig Vancouver Anytime C Howard Walla Walla Anytime Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language Local Information Name Description Audubon Washington Club Washington Ornithological Society Club Central Basin Audubon Society Club East Lake Washington Audubon Society Club Kittitas Audubon Society Club Whidbey Audubon Society Club Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society Club Palouse Audubon Society Club Kitsap Audubon Society Club Admiralty Audubon Society Club San Juan Islands Audubon Society Club Seattle Audubon Society Club Skagit Audubon Society Club Spokane Audubon Society Club Tahoma Audubon Society Club Willapa Hills Audubon Society Club Yakima Valley Audubon Society Club North Cascades Audubon Society Club Othello Sandhill Crane Festival Festival Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest Festival Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival Festival Kettle Valley Songbird Festival Club University of Washington's Tweeters Latest Sights Shirley Muse's Walla Walla Hotspots Sites Dungeness River Audubon Center Sites Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Birds and birding in the Pacific Northwest Sites Bob Hansen's Birding Klickita County Sites Michael Hobbs's Marymoor Park, Lake Sammamish Sites Birdnotes.net Birding Westport Pelagic Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Washington Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MapQuest Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Field guides recommended by Birdingpals Printable bird check list Trip Reports from Washington Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from Washington Last update 06/07/2008
