Date: Friday, April 25th 2025 Time: 8:00 - 3:00 Leaders: Rob Chrisler & Ken Brown Place: Departs from refuge HQ Directions: SR-109 to Paulson Rd. Turn right on Airport Way and look for signs. Field Trip Leader: Whittier Johnson and Rob Chrisler This tour will visit a variety of habitats and upwards of 60 species may be found. Highlights on this trip include: Semipalmated Plover, Whimbrel, Marbled Godwit, Sanderling, Wandering Tattler, Surfbird and Rock Sandpiper. There will be some easy walking. Bring a lunch and dress appropriately!

Date: Friday April 25th 2025 Time: 7:30 - 3:30 Leader: Bruce Labar, Marcus Roening Place: Departs from refuge HQ Directions: SR-109 to Paulson Rd. Turn right on Airport Way and look for signs. Field Trip Leader: Bruce Labar. This field trip will take you to the best shorebird viewing areas alone the coast! Target birds are 22 species of shorebirds including Snowy Plover, Willet and Long-billed Curlew. Good numbers of waterfowl and other water species will be encountered along the way. There will be some walking but most of the day will involve short visits to key areas. Bring a lunch and dress appropriately!

Date: Friday, April 25th Time: 6:45 - 9:00 Place: Hoquiam High School Little Theater, 501 W. Emerson *Includes dessert reception (6:45pm) and speaker (7:30pm) Speaker: John Prucich. Know as John the Falconer Join licensed falconer, John Prucich, as we learn about falconry featuring live birds of prey. The Falconer specializes in all things birds of prey! Falconry and birds of prey have for thousands of years captured the human imagination with wonder and thought!

Saturday April 26th 2025 Time: 7:30 Place: Events on Emerson, 212 4th St, Hoquiam, WA 98550 Speaker: Maria Ruth, Author of Rare Bird Maria calls herself an accidental naturalist who is the author of over a dozen books on natural history topics.

Date: Sunday April 27th Time: 8:00 - 3:30 Place: Departs from Hoquiam Middle School, 200 Spencer St. Field Trip Leader: Bruce Labar, Marcus Roening This field trip will take you to the best shorebird viewing areas alone the coast! Target birds are 22 species of shorebirds including Snowy Plover, Willet and Long-billed Curlew. Good numbers of waterfowl and other water species will be encountered along the way. There will be some walking but most of the day will involve shorts visits to key areas. Bring a lunch and dress appropriately!