by Bianca Perla | Nov 24, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
The resident Orca whales have visited Vashon shores twice this week, circling the island today in a “superpod” composed of members of J,K, and L pods together. They ping-ponged between the south end of the island and the Narrows for a bit finally swimming...
by Bianca Perla | Oct 20, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
Ed Swan and Gary Shugart reported a Northern Wheatear at Pt. Robinson on October 18th. This is a very rare bird for the area. Ed reports: “Martha and Dennis Taylor from Seattle found this Northern Wheatear at Pt. Robinson Saturday. It’s a very rare vagrant from...
by Bianca Perla | Sep 9, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
Wow! We have had an incredible run of rare bird sightings lately. Keep your eyes on the Sound, shores, and trees as the fall migration begins. We love to hear what you are seeing out there. This just in from Ed Swan today: Gary Shugart saw and photographed a Brown...
by Bianca Perla | Sep 5, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
VESPER SPARROW This just in from Ed Swan: Harsi Parker found a Vesper Sparrow at her place on central Vashon Island this evening. This is the first record in roughly 30 years. Back in the 1940’s, Larrison lists them as commonly found on Vashon but there have...
by Bianca Perla | Sep 4, 2014 | blog, Wildlife Sightings
This is a follow up to our previous blog post about coyotes at the Sheep Dog trials. Since last Friday, we have learned more. Because Vashon Nature Center’s focus is to provide information about local wildlife and ecosystems, we would like to share resources on living...
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...
