Led by Lin Stern and Kameron Lantor, a group of teens enjoyed a morning of birding at Billy Frank, Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in November. This was organized by Grant Connor, a student at Olympia High School, as a community service project. The weather was perfect and the birds were cooperative. The highlight conclusion was a Short-eared Owl seen from the dike before the estuary boardwalk. Some of the comments from the participants:
“I had a great time! It was great to see friends and be outside and see wildlife.”
“I really enjoyed the time there and was impressed by the number of birds.”
“I had a good time and would definitely do it again.”
We hope to repeat the field trip sometime in the spring.
