Field Trip 2 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course - Edmonds Marsh

There is a small parking area at the boardwalk for the Edmonds Marsh.  Most GPS's will take you there if you enter: 180 W Dayton St, Edmonds, WA 98020. You can park behind Bee Consulting  which can be a more clear cut gps route or the adjacent parking area for the business park.  Of course if you can't find parking there, you can find parking on Admiral Way and walk across to the Marsh.  Much of the parking along Admiral way is pay parking but it's inexpensive and there are some spots which are limited to two hours but are free.

Let's plan to meet there at 7:30am.  It will take two to three hours to enjoy the sights and sounds that this amazing salt water marsh has to offer.

Expect to spend 2-3 hours wandering the trails, looking for birds and listening to their calls. We will practice looking at key characteristics like shape, size, color patterns, and behaviors. The Merlin app may be helpful in identifying species and a bird book either hard copy or as an app will give more information. 

Species easily seen in May in Seward Park, Mont Lake Fill, or Discovery Park, based on lists from May over several years. Likely to be seen most anywhere in neighborhood parks in Puget Sound area. Thanks for the data to Study Group Members Monya Noelke and Nancy Kirkner. 

 Canada Goose 

Gadwall 

Mallard 

Pied-billed Grebe 

Double-crested Cormorant 

Great Blue Heron 

Bald Eagle 

Killdeer 

Glaucous-winged Gull (incl. hybrids) 

Anna’s Hummingbird 

Belted Kingfisher 

Steller’s Jay 

American Crow 

Barn Swallow 

Tree Swallow 

Black-capped Chickadee 

Bushtit 

Bewick’s Wren 

American Robin 

European Starling 

Golden-crowned Kinglet 

Dark-eyed Junco 

Spotted Towhee 

Red-winged Blackbird 

Orange-crowned Warbler 

Yellow-rumpled Warbler 

Wilson’s Warbler 

Robin 

Osprey 

American Goldfinch 

House Finch 

House Sparrow 

White-crown Sparrow 

Song Sparrow 

Wood Duck 

Common Yellow Throat 

Northern Flicker 

Greater Yellowlegs