By Russ Koppendrayer
In the last two months of 2024 we added three species to our Cowlitz County year list. The most exciting was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak that visited a Longview backyard feeder for a few days that a
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Do you enjoy waterfowl, eagles, hawks and shorebirds? Join past Willapa Hills Longview members John and Margaret Green on a trip to Billy Frank Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, just north of Olympia, Washington.
We will meet in the refuge parking lot at 9:00 AM, Wednesday morning, January 22nd, 2025
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The Fall 2024 Whistler is available now.
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By Russ Koppendrayer
Time for the end of fall update to our 2024 species list of birds seen in Cowlitz County. In the last two months we have added four species, which can be seen on the updated attached list. The four included Red-necked Grebe which
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Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge have a fun hike coming up, their last one for 2024! There is still room on this adventure to join Rebecca Lexa, certified Master Naturalist, as she guides you on a fall hike at the Porter Point Loop on Sunday, October 6, from 10am to 12pm. Space is
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We hope you don't miss the spectacle that is the Vaux's swifts entering the chimney at Riverside Community Church in Rainier to roost for the night along their migration route. Numbers have been as high as 18,000. So, make your way to Rainier, have a nice dinner at one of the restaurants there and get over
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