Name: Birding by Ear at Samish Crest Trail
Start: 2025-04-29T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-29T09:30:00-07:00
Location: Samish Trail Open Space Trailhead

Listen for birds on the lower Samish Crest trails of the Samish Hill Open Space.
About this Event

Birding by Ear at Samish Crest Trail

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Time: 8:00-9:30 am

Trip Leader: Carrie Frederick Frost

Registration Required

Trip Limit: 12

Parking: Meet at the Samish Crest trailhead at the Racine Street dead end. Street parking is available along Racine.

We will walk the lower Samish Crest trails of the Samish Hill Open Space adjacent to the Puget neighborhood, using the main trail (wide with crushed gravel) and also side trails (smaller, uneven, and full of roots and rocks).

We will listen (and look) for spring warblers such as Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Gray, and Orange-crowned as well as year round regulars like Spotted Towhee, Bewick’s and Pacific Wrens, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. We will talk about techniques for learning bird call and song and discuss the pros and cons of using Merlin Sound ID.