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Seattle Audubon Field Trips
Seattle Audubon offers field trips throughout the year, including special trips that are accessible to birders who use wheelchairs, walkers, or other supports, and birders who prefer a slow pace. Beginners are encouraged to join any field trip.

January 8 - February 12   Field Trips

February 17 - March 15   Field Trips
(registration starts Tuesday, February 8, 5:30-7:00PM)

Information and Rules of the Road




Registration Procedures
  • You must sign up in advance for all field trips.

  • The first day to register is for field trips is noted with the schedule of trips. On the first day of registration, reservations are taken between 5:15PM and 7:15PM. Sign-up continues daily from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.

  • Register for a trip by calling the Seattle Audubon office at (206) 523-4483. No walk-ins, please.

  • You may register yourself and one other person for only two trips.

  • Do not call leaders to register; their numbers are listed only for last-minute cancellations.
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Field Trip Preparation
  • No pets are allowed on any field trip.

  • Be prepared with layers, raingear, and waterproof footwear appropriate to the weather.

  • Always bring a lunch, drinks, and snacks for trips that go beyond midday.

  • Arrive at meeting place a few minutes early. Leaders will not wait for late arrivals.

  • Carpool guidelines are 15¢-20¢ per mile per car. Total expenses to be divided by the number of riders, excluding the driver. Ferry tolls and park fees are additional.

  • Please bring a spotting scope if you have one.

  • Field trip participants must wear seat-belts.
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If You Need To Cancel
  • If you are unable to attend a trip for which you registered, notify the office ASAP so someone else can fill your spot. Repeat no-shows will be bumped to the wait list.

  • Call the leader only for last-minute cancellations.
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Locations of Carpool Meeting Places
  • NE 145th Street Park-&-Ride (P&R) is near Exit 175 off I-5.

  • 272nd Street Park-&-Ride (P&R) is at exit #147 off I-5; turn right and right into parking lot.

  • Ash Way Park-&-Ride (P&R) is off I-5 north of Seattle. Take Exit 183. Turn left on 164th Street. Go over overpass and turn right onto Ash Way, then right into P&R. You'll see P&R from 164th.

  • Carkeek Park is at NW 110th and Greenwood Ave. N. in Seattle.

  • Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH) is at 3501 NE 41st in Seattle.

  • Discovery Park is at 3800 W. Government Way in Seattle.

  • Green Lake is at 7201 East Green Lake Dr N., west of I-5.

  • Herring's House Park restoration site is just north of Kellogg Island on West Marginal Way, south of the West Seattle Bridge.

  • Issaquah Park-&-Ride (P&R) is at SR 900 and Newport Way, several blocks south of I-90.

  • Jack Block Park is at Terminal 5, 2130 Harbor Ave. SW, past the 7-11 and just before Salty's.

  • Juanita Bay Park is at 2201 Market Street in Kirkland.

  • Lincoln Park is at 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, just north of the ferry terminal in West Seattle.

  • Luther Burbank Park is at 2040 84th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, at the northeast end of the island.

  • Magnuson Park is at 7400 Sand Point Way NE in Seattle.

  • Magnuson Education Pavilion is at the end of 65th Street entrance to Magnuson Park.

  • Mercer Island Park-&-Ride (P&R) is north of I-90 at 80th Ave. SE and N Mercer Way (take exit 7A from Seattle).

  • Montlake Fill is west of the CUH/Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st in Seattle.

  • Mountlake Terrace Park-&-Ride (P&R) is at exit #178 northbound off I-5.

  • MOHAI/Museum of History and Industry is northeast of Montlake Overpass of SR 520.

  • Ravenna Park-&-Ride (P&R) is under I-5 on the north side of the NE 65th Street (across from the latte stand).

  • Schmitz Preserve Park is at 5551 SW Admiral Way in West Seattle.

  • South Renton Park-&-Ride (P&R) is at the corner of Shattuck Ave. S. and S. Grady Way, northeast of the intersection of I-405 and SR 67, across the street from the Renton Village shopping center.

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Seattle Audubon is always looking for more trips leaders.  For information,
call Brian Bell at
(425) 485-8058.

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