Field Trip Program

“Not humans, but birds often witness the most beautiful mornings in this world!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

Field Trips

Field trips are an excellent way to learn about birds through behavior, habitat and songs or calls. Most of us started watching birds in our yards. Field trips help you go farther in exploring the different species from common birds to migrating species and sometimes seeing surprising rarities. A trip allows you to establish relationships with other birders and find out their personal tips on how to recognize birds. This is a splendid way to get more connected with nature and have interesting discussions on “What Bird is That”?” with other birders. 

 We invite you to participate in the biweekly trips in both the south and north ends of the Island. These are referred to as “Birding in Neighborhoods” or BINs.

We offer additional trips during the month providing more wide-ranging opportunities with excellent leaders. We usually schedule one to three field trips each month September through May. These include morning-only trips, full day trips and occasionally an overnight trip. We have wonderful leaders who can point out things to watch for and answer questions. They bring their scopes to share. The trips usually involve walking short distances and going slow enough to look and listen to the birds. If you have binoculars and/or a scope, we encourage you to bring them.

At the conclusion of each trip, a list of the birds seen and/or heard is discussed. The leader writes up a report that will be posted on the Whidbey Audubon website and in Shorelines. 

Everyone is welcome on these trips from beginners to advanced birders. It is not necessary to be a member of Whidbey Audubon. Please refer to the calendar page for a schedule and description of upcoming trips.

We are always looking for new field trip leaders, and you don’t have to be a bird expert to be one. Check out what field trip leaders do here.

Banner photo: Jann Ledbetter