by Bianca Perla | Jun 10, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
Update from island bird expert Ed Swan: Sunday, Kathryn True found nesting Downy Woodpecker and Common Bushtit in her yard. Sharon Aukland in Dockton had a male Downy feeding a young bird at their suet feeder and Black-capped Chickadee using a nest box. Bob Hawkins...
by Bianca Perla | May 16, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
Update from island bird expert Ed Swan: Adria Magrath had a pair of Evening Grosbeaks at her feeder today. They’ve been moving through this last week. I’d appreciate sightings as people find them. Also, has anyone seen Cedar Waxwings? Her Cooper’s Hawks are also...
by Bianca Perla | Mar 7, 2014 | blog
I step off the gravel road onto a trail hidden by undergrowth. Sword ferns and cedar branches close behind me like a curtain, and my breathing subtly changes. My senses tune to nature’s frequency and I begin to hear them: The high chiming of golden-crowned kinglets;...
by Bianca Perla | Dec 29, 2013 | blog
By Adria Magrath A shorter version of this blog article appeared in the Christmas issue of the Vashon Beachcomber. It seems that you can always count on seeing sea stars when you visit a rocky beach – the Pacific Northwest boasts the largest diversity and...
by Bianca Perla | Jun 5, 2013 | blog
A huge, heartfelt thanks to all of you who made the 2nd Annual Vashon Island Bioblitz a success in every way. Even with our raw count we found more species than last year at 386 (compared to 354 at Neill Point in 2012). We identified 159 plants, 75 shoreline species,...
