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Trip Report    

Field Trip 2 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course Magnuson Park - Union Bay Natural Area

Amazing bird-focused guided hike through the Union Bay Natural Area. Identified 30 species (not just birds)

  • Road suitable for all vehicles

Birds:

  • Downy woodpecker
  • Black-capped chickadee
  • Song sparrow
  • Anna's hummingbird
  • Savannah sparrow
  • Violet-green swallow
  • Common yellowthroat
  • Red-winged blackbird
  • Killdeer
  • Gadwall
  • Osprey
  • Robin
  • Canada goose
  • Goldfinch
  • Double-crested cormorant
  • Great blue heron
  • Cinnamon teal

Flowers:

  • Moonwart
  • Aster
  • Swamp buttercup
  • Thimbleberry
  • Red columbine
  • Streambank lupine
  • Camas
  • Bluebells
  • Rose
  • Marsh forget-me-not
  • Yellow flag

Critters:

  • Coyote