Leader Name: Kim Thorburn
Contact Info and best way to contact: email kthorburn@msn.com
Registration date: No later than June 11, 2025
Level of Birder: Everyone welcome
Length of Trip: 1/2 day of birding with 1.5 hours driving each to and from Reardan
Trip Description: Walking once we arrive at birding site. Primitive trail at riparian area. Improved trail at upland.
Meet-up time and location: 6:00 AM at old Dean’s Diner parking lot in Reardan. We’ll carport to birding site west of Wilbur, WA from meet-up.
Limits: Limited to 6 birders + leader
What to bring: Sturdy shoes, snacks, water, binoculars.
Description of Habitat and Target Species: Shrub-steppe riparian and upland habitat. Willow flycatcher; yellow and Nashville warblers; yellow-breasted chat; sage thrasher; Brewer’s, vesper, grasshopper sparrows.
Above: Nashville Warbler, photographed by Marlene Cashen
Header: Sage Thrasher, photographed by Kim Thorburn