Snoqualmie Wildlife Area, Stillwater Unit

• Registration required for this event.

• Meet at the Stillwater Unit’s main parking area, on the west side of SR 203 (Duvall-Carnation Road), north of the Stillwater gas station and Kelly Road.

• Discover pass required for parking; not sold on site.

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This field trip is for the novice birder, someone with little or no birding experience. It includes a combination of instruction and field time. Trip leader Anne will first cover topics such as birding etiquette, bird identification, using field guides, birding apps and binoculars. Then they will lead the group on a birding trip through the park. At the conclusion there will be time for Q&A.

This trip is a good primer before heading out on your own or joining other Audubon field trips. Children 10+ are permitted if accompanied by a parent/guardian.

The pace for this walk will be leisurely to moderate, on the packed gravel of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail. The distance covered will be roughly 3 miles. There are no benches or portable toilets available. (McCormick Park in Duvall has a public restroom and Tolt-McDonald Park in Carnation has portable toilets, and there are good coffee shops in both towns.)

Due to COVID-19 safety protocols you must provide your own binoculars.

The trip is free but limited to 8 people and preregistration and agreement to follow COVID-19 safety protocols is required. The following COVID-19 safety protocols apply for this bird walk:

• This event is entirely outdoors; a mask is required if not vaccinated otherwise is optional.

• Participants are required to self-assess prior to the walk and must not attend if they have any COVID related symptoms (e.g., elevated temperature) or have been in contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks.

• The trip leader is fully vaccinated.

Contact Anne at annewehrly@gmail.com with questions.