photo credit: stevevoght
An informal group of birders is meeting for two walks around Green Lake. The walks will be at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 and Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. They will last about 2-3 hours and may include a coffee stop.
Walkers will meet at West Green Lake Beach (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) and will walk counterclockwise around Green Lake. Anyone who wants to learn about the birds at Green Lake is welcome. Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars and a field guide if they have them.
More information from Gayle Garman of the Friends of Green Lake (FOGL):
Winter is the best time to bird at Green Lake because of the many winter migrants. Green Lake’s also a great place for beginning birders because water birds are easier to see than “twit” birds that flit about in the trees, and the Lake is small, so you’re always close enough to see the birds with binoculars.
I envision the birdwalks as a group of interested people getting together and helping each other identify and learn about the birds we see at Green Lake.
We don’t have a formal leader. No sign-ups. No attendance. But FOGL is getting it started because the birdwalks led by Martin Muller are always so popular and we see numerous people walking the Lake wearing binoculars.
For more information, contact Gayle Garman at friendsofgl [at] gmail.com.
