Birding alone, or in very small groups has kept many of us occupied during the Covid-19 pandemic, but birding with friends is fun and has been sorely missed by many of us. In Tacoma we have a local birding club, ABC Birding, and prior to Covid met monthly with programs and social time, and had field trips fairly regularly.
Now that the vaccine is available and travel and meeting restrictions have been relaxed a group of ABC birders took the opportunity to strike off for the Northeast corner of WA, a place where species more common in the eastern U.S. and Canada can be found regularly.
We had a great time, and I really enjoyed birding with old friends and a new friend, Jacob Miller. Jacob is just 16, and is a really proficient young birder who added energy and talent to our otherwise much older group. You’ll hear about our birding club, my thoughts on birding with friends, on mentorship, and about the trip itself.
See the ABC Birding site for a more detailed trip report, and thanks for listening. I have some great guests in the near future, and will be back to my more usual format with these guest in future posts.
Until then, thanks for listening. Good birding and good day!