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Sunday, July 12
Whitman County
Leaders: Michael Woodruff
and Gina Sheridan
We will be starting early
and going for the whole day, covering several areas in
Whitman County, including Steptoe Butte, Kamiak Butte,
Rock Lake, LaCrosse, and Sheep Lake. Exact route will be
determined based on the day and what we want to do.
Bring your scopes, food and water, and be prepared to
hike a short way, at least at Kamiak Butte. Some
targets, depending how the season shapes up, could
include Veery, Black-throated Sparrow, Yellow-breated
Chat, Vaux's Swift, Burrowing Owl, Grasshopper Sparrow,
and early shorebirds. Kamiak Butte hosts a number of
forest breeders not found elsewhere in the county and we
should nai a lot of local Whitman County species for any
county listers.
Contact
Michael Woodruff by email to reserve a spot. Limited
to 10 (ten) participants.
 Monday, July 13
Naches Pass
(King
County)
Leader: Gene Hunn
Come bird the high
southeast corner of King County with Gene Hunn. Begin
with a stop at the Federation Forest to look for
Hammond's and Pacific-slope flycatcher, Townsend's and
maybe Hermit warbler, Red Crossbill possibly; then on
through Greenwater to FSR 70, up FSR 70 to the patch of
forest at #14 and on to the end at spur 260 at the
meadow along the Naches Pass Trail. Hike up through
Government Meadows to the pass at ca. 5100 ft. Targets
here are woodpeckers (Red-naped Sapsucker, American
Three-toed and/or Black-backed), Sooty Grouse, Northern
Pygmy-Owl, Gray Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Mountain
Chickadee, Cassin's Finch, and Pine Grosbeak. Then back
down to FSR 7030 and up to the T, then east to the crest
just north of Windy Gap. Targets here are Townsend's
Solitaire, Mountain Bluebird, Golden Eagle, Northern
Goshawk, Chipping, Fox, and both varieties of
White-crowned sparrow. Then, time permitting, cut west
to Kelly Butte and climb the west face. Targets here
include Mountain Goat, Hoary Marmot, Golden Eagle,
Calliope Hummingbird, and Rock Wren. Back to the P&R by
6 PM. Bring a lunch or buy snacks at the Greenwater
store. Time permitting, burgers and a beer at the
Greenwater Tavern.
Limited to 11 people. Meet
at 6:00 AM at the Newcastle P&R (exit 9 off 405). To
sign up or for details,
contact Gene by
email.
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Mileage Reimbursement
for
Drivers
A mileage reimbursement of
at least $0.25 per mile is
suggested to cover the driver's cost of gas, wear and
tear, insurance, etc. If current gas prices suggest a
higher rate, please reimburse the driver
at a fair rate. Multiply the agreed-upon reimbursement
rate by the number of field trip
miles, and split the resulting amount equally among the
passengers (not the driver). The driver will be
responsible for tracking the round-trip mileage and
collecting the field trip reimbursement from each
passenger.
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Click on the map above to read Trip
Leaders' reports of past field trips.
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