KITTITAS COUNTY HOTSPOTS - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH

$25 donation to Eastside Audubon for Bird-A-Thon

Registration closes on May 23rd

Kittitas County offers some spectacular birding where the Ponderosa Pine forest meets the Subalpine Fir zone on the drier eastern slope of the Cascade Range, creating a habitat for birds not seen west of the mountains. We’ll hit the Railroad Ponds in Cle Elum, the Swauk Prairie, Teanaway area, the Ellensburg area, and some other spots as time allows. We hope to find Pygmy Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, Vesper Sparrow, Mountain and Western Bluebirds, American Kestrel, Swainson’s Hawk, Lazuli Bunting, various woodpeckers, and some warblers. We will depart from the open parking lot of the Tibbetts Park & Ride in Issaquah at 6:00 a.m. and return by late afternoon. A Discover Pass is needed to park in a couple of stops. Bring lunch, snacks, and liquids. Carpool cost per passenger is $12.50 in addition to the Birdathon donation. Please register on the Eastside Audubon website. Leader: Andy McCormick, 425-518-0892.

For the month of May, Eastside Audubon raises money for Birdathon. We ask that folks donate $25 per person for a field trip. Registration below.