We are excited about the upcoming year, 2025 with five outstanding speakers scheduled through May.
- January: Thomas Bancroft, an ornithologist and photographer passionate about birds and the planet, will speak on raptors. Learn more about him at Thomas Bancroft’s website. Our Trilogy Birders team will also report on Great Horned Owls in our neighborhood.
- February: Ed Deal, our Cooper’s Hawks expert, returns to update us on Cooper’s Hawks in Seattle. Our team will conclude our report on the Cooper’s Hawks family that grew up in our Trilogy neighborhood last summer. Ed will offer comments and suggestions for studying the hawks in the upcoming breeding season.
- March: Debbie Turner and her daughter Leah will present “Birds of Ecuador: How Birding and Eco-Tourism is Helping Save the Rainforest in Ecuador.” Don’t miss their breathtaking photos!
- April: World-renowned owl expert, photographer, author, and speaker Paul Bannick returns to Trilogy to present “Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls.” His other books include:
- “The Owl and The Woodpecker: Encounters with North America’s Most Iconic Birds”
- “Great Gray Owl: A Visual Natural History”
- “Snowy Owl: A Visual Natural History”
Paul is an outstanding speaker who will bring to life the owl and its environment. We are very fortunate to have him.
- May: Rebecca Heisman, a freelance science writer and contributor to Audubon magazine, will speak on bird migration. She is the author of “Flight Paths” (March 2023, HarperCollins), which explores the history, science, and quirky personalities behind bird migration research. Check out her other articles at Rebecca Heisman’s Audubon page. I particularly enjoyed “How Merlin Bird ID Helped Me Discover the ‘Elevator Music of Birding’.”
Our meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7PM in the Snoqualmie room.
Look out for last-minute announcements of duck walks and bird walks as spring approaches. If you have heard or seen owls in your neighborhood, please contact us:
- Phil Magallanes: mail@pgmagallanes.com
- Karren Gratt: karrengratt@comcast.net
- Kim Zrust: redhawk77@comcast.net
Bird Species seen at Trilogy
GREBES
CORMORANTS
HERONS, BITTERNS AND EGRETS
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWAN
- Trumpeter Swan
- Canada Goose
- Snow Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Wood Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Gadwall
- Green-winged Teal
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Shoveler
- Ring-necked Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Bufflehead
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
VULTURES, HAWKS, KITES AND EAGLES
FALCONS AND CARACARA
PARTRIDGES, GROUSE AND TURKEYS
NEW WORLD QUAIL
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
SANDPIPERS AND PHALAROPE
SKUAS, GULLS, TERNS AND SKIMMERS
PIGEONS AND DOVES
OWLS
NIGHTHAWKS AND NIGHTJARS
SWIFTS
HUMMINGBIRDS
KINGFISHERS
WOODPECKERS
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Acorn Woodpecker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
VIREOS
CROWS, JAYS AND MAGPIES
SWALLOWS
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Purple Martin
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE
BUSHTITS
CREEPERS AND NUTHATCHES
WRENS
KINGLETS
THRUSHES AND ROBINS
STARLINGS
WAXWINGS
WOOD-WARBLERS
- Orange-Crowned Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Townsend’s Warbler
TANAGERS
TOWHEES, SPARROWS, LONGSPURS AND EMBERIZA BUNTINGS
- Spotted Towhee
- Fox Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-Crowned Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
CARDINALS,GROSBEAKS AND PASSERINA BUNTINGS
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
FINCHES
- Purple Finch
- House Finch
- Common Redpoll
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
- Evening Grosbeak
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- Red Crossbill
March 19, 2014. Saw the first of the season female Rufous Hummingbird this morning. The first male arrived March 8 and there at least 2 males now, at our 3 feeders. Anna’s Hummingbirds continue to be plentiful.
Excellent job in getting these wonderful pictures of birds into their categories. We so enjoyed getting to recognize more species.
Question: Why is the Evening Grosbeak listed under the category of finches, whereas the Black headed Grosbeak comes under the heading of Cardinals?
Also we have seen male and female Brewer’s Blackbirds.
Thanks again Daphne & David Hyde.
The organization of the list is taken from “Field Guide to the Birds of North America”, third edition, published by National Geographic.
Where and when did you see the male and female Brewers Blackbirds? Thanks. Phil
When we were in Africa there was a bird that in the morning sounded like it was saying “Work Harder” “Work Harder” and in the evening sounded like it was saying “Drink Lager” “Drink Lager”. At least that is what our guide told us.
Does anyone know the name of that bird?
This was really great KUDOS Frank Sokol
fun game! i had a really hard time knowing the difference between the red-eyed vireo and the warbling vireo (have only ever seen red-eyed once, and not a good look).
i’m wondering if your bushtit might actually be a juv. american goldfinch?
such wonderful photos, and it’s so great that you see all those birds right at trilogy!!
thanks for the fun game!