Sunday, January 19: Tennant Lake & Hovander Park

Time: 8:30 - 11:30 AM

Trip Leader: Pauline Sterin

Registration Required: Contact Pauline at notesps@icloud.com or 410-353-7116.

Meet at the Tennant Lake Interpretive Center parking lot, 5236 Nielsen Ave, Ferndale.

Tennant and Hovander provide excellent habitat for a variety of resident and wintering migrant birds during the fall and winter. On these public lands, managed by Whatcom County Parks and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, you can anticipate finding common resident species foraging in mixed flocks in wooded areas, and, though the boardwalk is closed for hunting season, you should see ducks and geese in the area. Enjoy relaxed birding on the trails between Tennant and Hovander, and along the Nooksack River. The walking is relatively easy, the total distance should be less than two miles, and park facilities are close by. This is an excellent trip for beginners but birders of all skill levels are welcome. Expect to see woodpeckers, wrens, chickadees, juncos, sparrows, among others, and probably a few raptors.