The Vancouver Audubon Solstice Picnic is an informal gathering on a roadside in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. Bring a lawn chair and join us as we set up on the side of a forest road to watch the skies for Common Nighthawks swooping and diving in the dimming light above us. Several songbirds and flycatchers are present as well, and there is always the potential for owls as darkness sets.
For more details, visit vancouveraudubon.org/bird-walks-field-trips
Register: Email Randy Hill at randy.hill.98642@gmail.com
Meeting Location: Yacolt Burn State Forest L-1300 Roadside (45.760335, -122.326121)
Turn left (west) at the L-1300 Road junction with the L-1000 Road. This is the Cold Creek campground turnoff approximately 2 miles north of the (now closed) Larch Mountain Correctional Facility where pavement turns to gravel. Stay as long as you want to enjoy constellations, planets and more satellites than you’d think where city light effects are diminished. No limit of participants, although roadside pullouts are limited. Rocky road conditions vary but accessible to most low clearance vehicles along a dusty road.
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Photos: Paul Lisker/Audubon Photography Awards; Ken Pitts/Vancouver Audubon; Kiara/Vancouver Audubon