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FISHING REPORT
Three winters ago, the family and I were headed to Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park for a little sledding fun.
The search has begun in earnest to find the next person to lead the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The effort to develop the Nisqually-Mashel state park has been delayed by the budget cuts facing Washington State Parks.
The good news is that the damage estimate following the historic November 2006 flood at Mount Rainier National Park has been lowered to $27.9 million.
With a somber tone, Phil Anderson slowly recited the numbers.
Tim Hartman remembers growing up just a few blocks from Point Defiance.
The Christmas holidays are made up of many different traditions. Everyone has their own special ones, and many of us share some.
Shorter days and cool weather often keep us indoors, and that means that the action at the bird feeders gets more attention.
Fall feeder care shares something with fall lawn care. We always need a reminder that this is an important time of the year to give the lawn some extra attention. The same is true for our feeders. Even if we have been feeding birds for many years, there are things we might forget.
As Theodore Roosevelt said, “The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it.”
This is a good time of the year to look at what the birds in your yard are eating but not at the feeders. Which shrubs, trees or flowers are still producing fruit, seeds or blossoms? As the lushness of summer fades, those plants with life in them stand out. Some stand out because that’s where the birds are.
Over the years, friends of ours who are canoe enthusiasts have encouraged us to take up the sport. They exclaim over and over how great the birding is when you are in a canoe. We did try it once.
Late summer into fall is the time we can enjoy the migrational movement of the Heermann’s gulls. After nesting in the Gulf of California, they travel the coastline north as far as British Columbia. From the coast to our inland waters, they move into the Northwest by the thousands.
This year’s nesting season seems to go on and on. The cold spring we (and the birds) experienced seems the logical reason for this. Failed nesting attempts due to cold, wet weather caused some birds to try a second nesting and others like the swallows waited awhile.
When a nonbirding trip takes us to a place where we could see some interesting birds, we try to allow the needed time. Local parks come to mind first. San Francisco is a large and busy city, but Golden Gate Park is one of the best city parks in North America.
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