<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr;"><font face="Times New Roman">Tweeters,</font></div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr;"><font face="Times New Roman">Two spots have opened for the May WOS Yakima County weekend trip. Details below. Contact me if you want to sign up.</font></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></div><div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Times New Roman">Field trip details:</font></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Times New Roman">Yakima County Weekend. <span dir="ltr">May 18-19.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: rtl; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: rtl; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman">The birding will start on Saturday at White Pass and spend the rest of Saturday covering the varied habitats of the east slope of the Cascades where an amazing variety of birds, including up to 10 species of woodpecker can be encountered! We’ll finish Saturday covering the Wenas Creek drainage before ending in Yakima. Sunday will have an early start to beat the heat and will head into the lower Yakima Valley covering areas like Toppenish NWR, Sunnyside Wildlife Area and Fort Simcoe. The Lower Yakima Valley is often alive with birds of the marsh during May. The trip will end in early afternoon to allow time for people to travel home and beat at least some of the heat. The weekend trip should be a great exposure to the breeding birds of Yakima County and at least 120 species are expected over the weekend, likely more. Participants should be prepared with lunch, water and snacks both days as we’ll be birding on the run. A scope will be helpful if you have it. Drivers should have the Discover Pass and ideally a Northwest Forest Pass. Weather can vary from needing layers at White Pass to bug spray and sunscreen in the Lower Valley. Expect to meet both days in Yakima at dawn or just before.</font></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: rtl; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: rtl; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman">Scott Downes</font></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: rtl; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman">Downess@charter.net</font></span></span></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr;"><font face="Times New Roman">Yakima Wa</font></div></div></div></div></body></html>