About us
South Sound Birders is a community of people that appreciate birds, nature, and enjoying the outdoors together. Activities will include field trips, wildlife-oriented classes, lectures, and other events. Many of these events will be sponsored by the South Sound Bird Alliance but you do not need to be a member of SSBA to participate. Anyone can post impromptu bird walks, chase trips for rarities, carpool, or other non-sponsored events.
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Birding at McLane Creek Nature Trail
McLane Creek Nature Trail, 5044 Delphi Road SW, Olympia, WA, USRegistration required: please contact Melinda Wood, melindawood17@gmail.com, to register for this trip.
Description: This beginner birding walk is approximately 2 miles long through a variety of habitats including sections of forest, marsh, and McLane Creek. A boardwalk provides great access to the marsh with viewing platforms along the water. A variety of habitats provide opportunities to see waterfowl including Wood Ducks, many species of songbirds including flycatchers, warblers, Western Tanagers, Swainson’s Thrushes, and woodpeckers, and the occasional pond turtle and rough-skinned newts.
Meet in the shelter near the McLane Creek Parking area. Discover Pass required. The trail is well defined and has mild ups and downs with a mixture of wooden boardwalks and dirt trails. There is a bathroom near the parking area.
Photo: Red-Breasted Sapsucker by Melinda Wood
Leader: Co-leaders Melinda Wood and Rachel Holland
Map of trail: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/eng_rms_mclane_nature_trail_2.pdf
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