This Bucket takes you on a short walk we did a couple weeks ago on the northern tip of Camano Island. We’d had several days of rain, more like gray skies with on and off showers. On a forecasted drier day, we headed out for breakfast in Silvana, followed by a nice walk along the shore at English Boom County Park. The morning weather forecast included ”patchy areas of dense fog.”
The red star marks the location of English Boom County Park in relation to the surrounding area.
Most of the photos in this Bucket are in an album on my flickr site here: flic.kr/…
You can click on the photos to see them larger and also run a slide show of the album.
Some English Boom history:
whidbeycamanoislands.com/...
This 6.87 acre waterfront park features an ADA trail, and a waterfront trail,. It is also a great place for watching nature. During the 1920s and 1930s, the park was once a logging boom owned by the English Lumber Company. Trees were hauled to the water, tied together and pulled by tug to sawmills. Island County purchased the parkland in 1997.
The bulletin board at the parking area and the start of the trail.
English Boom sits at the top of Camano Island. Other birding spots are shown, all that we have visited on other occasions.
Park map from Friends of Camano Island Parks
The trail
The trail winds through this wetland area that lies between the wooded bluff and the shoreline.
Or walk the beach, depending on tide. Bird boxes have been placed on some of the pilings. I think the boxes are used by Purple Martins.
There were hundreds of ducks floating out on the waters of Skagit Bay. As best I could tell, the majority were Mallards. That is Mount Baker in the background.
More Mallards on the water. Looking to the Cascade Range. Three Fingers is the mountain on the right, with a fire lookout on the right finger. Whitehorse Mountain is on the left.
Same view as above photo, less fog. The town of Stanwood is slightly visible through the fog.
Closer view of Three Fingers. More Mallards.
We saw just one Great Blue Heron working the shoreline.
Great Blue Heron and a Mallard couple.
Song Sparrow. You can count on finding a Song Sparrow in driftwood.
Some bird boxes. I’m presuming that they are for Purple Martins.
A fair-sized flock of Double-crested Cormorants flew by.
Web
Mood
Two great organizations doing good things on Camano Island:
Friends of Camano Island Parks
Whidbey Camano Land Trust
I hope you enjoyed this little walk. What’s up in your natural world?
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