Bird walk set Saturday on Bateman Island

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• Audubon bird walk planned for Saturday

  Audubon bird walk planned for Saturday

  The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society plans its monthly bird walk on Bateman Island at 8 a.m. Saturday. Participants, both beginning and expert birders, should meet at Wye Park, 1600 Columbia Park Trail, above the causeway to Bateman Island. Bring binoculars and water and wear sturdy shoes. For more information go to lcbas.org.

• Volunteers sought for Bateman Island cleanup

  Volunteers sought for Bateman Island cleanup

  Volunteers are needed to clean up Bateman Island on Saturday.

  Richland Parks and Recreation Department and the Tapteal Greenway Association are in need of volunteers to assist in cleaning up the island, installing new signs, and disposing of waste.

  The cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. The island is near Wye Park at 1600 Columbia Park Trail.

• Outdoors briefs: Audubon's Bateman Island walk on Saturday

  Outdoors briefs: Audubon's Bateman Island walk on Saturday

  RICHLAND -- Join members of the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) for the monthly bird walk 8 a.m. Saturday at Bateman Island .

  Interested folks should meet at Wye Park above the causeway to Bateman Island.

  All are welcome.

• Outdoors briefs: Rod and Gun Club holds general meeting Tuesday

  Outdoors briefs: Rod and Gun Club holds general meeting Tuesday

  KENNEWICK -- The Richland Rod and Gun Club will hold its general meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

  Vice president Jeff Gardner will present tips and techniques for coyote hunting in winter. Chairman Richard Sharp will discuss bank fishing for winter steelhead at Charboneau Park and McNary Dam. Member Mike Estes will talk about cold weather survival while duck hunting.

  The meeting will be at the Elks Lodge in Kennewick, 15 S. Colorado St. The public is welcome.

• Fast focus: Spying on our feathered friends

  Fast focus: Spying on our feathered friends

  Birdwatching! It gets me outside and it's social. There are a lot of us here. Often I meet up with fellow birders at McNary National Wildlife Refuge in Burbank or Bateman Island. For me it's more about the walk and the joy of getting outside to see nature. Surprisingly there are a lot of birds that only come here in winter. Rough-legged Hawks, Ferruginous Hawks, and Snowy Owls are out on the hills and empty farm lands. Merlin, Peregrine Falcons and Bald Eagles are found in the parks along the rivers. Waterfowl, gulls and grebes confuse me near the shorelines. A dozen different ducks, several different geese and a couple of swan species like to float around the Tri-Cities in winter. Songbirds, wrens, towhees and thrushes provide a winter challenge at places like Richland's W. E. Johnson Park, Pasco's Osprey Pointe, Kennewick's Two Rivers Park and frequently the backyard!

  If the weather is nice I'll go walking, if the weather is not so nice I'll drive my car and stop at good birding spots. Free local bird route