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NAVAHO PASS BIRDING HIKE (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)
Navaho Pass, in the North Fork Teanaway River area of Eastern Washington, is listed as one of the best bird hikes and is geared for fit, long-distance hiker-birders because it's 11 miles roundtrip. It's not a difficult hike, but the distance makes for a long day of hiking and can be tiring after 8-9 hours on the trail.
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Jul 19, 2011 from 05:00 AM to 07:30 PM |
| Contact Name | Sharon Aagaard |
| Contact Email | scormieraa001@hotmail.com |
| Contact Phone | 425--891-3460 |
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The 3,000 foot elevation gain is gradual and the trail is in good shape with a nice combination of shade and light as a good portion of the hike is in large Ponderosa Pines, Doug Firs and deciduous trees. We'll eat lunch at a high point of 6,000 feet overlooking the magnificent Stewart Mountain Range. (This hike is described in greater detail on pp 120-121 in "100 Hikes Washington's Alpine Lakes" 3rd edition.) In addition to wildflowers, expect to see and hear many Nashville Warblers, Townsend Warblers, MacGillivray's Warblers, Hermit Thrushes, Western Tanagers, Warbling Vireos, Clark's Nutcrackers, Brown Creepers, Golden-Crowned Kinglets, Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a Hammond's Flycatcher or two, and if we're lucky, perhaps a Golden Eagle will fly over. Last year, we saw/heard 33 different species. Sharon Aagaard will lead this field trip for both Seattle Audubon and Eastside Audubon on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Limited to 7 members (4 from Eastside Audubon and 3 from Seattle Audubon), including Sharon, this makes two cars of 4 leaving at 5:00 am from the Issaquah Park & Ride and returning by approximately 7:00-8:00 pm. Passenger cost per person (not the drivers) is $15. Members of Eastside Audubon are to email Sharon Aagaard at scormieraa001@hotmail.com. Members of Seattle Audubon are to call the Seattle office to sign up as per the monthly sign up procedure.
