![A bald eagle rests on a piling in Birch Bay on Feb. 21.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01-birds-240221-HH-1024x627.jpg)
![A red-winged blackbird squawks in the brush on Feb. 24 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/02-birds-240224-IS-1024x683.jpg)
![A short-eared owl rests on a branch Feb. 23 at the Skagit Wildlife Area Samish Unit near Edison.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-birds-240223-IS-1024x683.jpg)
![A short-eared owl swoops above a field on Feb. 22 at the Skagit Wildlife Area Samish Unit near Edison.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04-birds-240222-HH-1024x712.jpg)
![A cormorant rests on a log Feb. 10 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/05-birds-240210-IS-1024x683.jpg)
![Two trumpeter swans rest in a muddy field on Feb. 22 in Skagit Valley.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06-birds-240222-HH-1024x808.jpg)
![California quail scurry through the grass on Feb. 24 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/07-birds-240224-IS-1024x683.jpg)
![Two heron squabble in a nest on March 1 at the Post Point Heron Colony in Fairhaven.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/08-birds-240301-IS-1024x683.jpg)
![A great blue heron stands along the shore as snow falls Feb. 27 at Birch Bay State Park.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/09-birds-240227-HH-566x1024.jpg)
![Three brant geese paddle on the shore of Birch Bay State Park on Feb. 27.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/10-birds-240227-HH-1024x727.jpg)
![A juvenile bald eagle rests in a tree March 6 off of Lummi Shore Drive.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/11-birds-240306-HH-1024x819.jpg)
![A red-tailed hawk perches on a telephone pole Feb. 22 in Skagit Valley.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/12-birds-240222-HH-1024x485.jpg)
The late winter months in Whatcom and Skagit counties offer sights of soaring juvenile eagles, owls flitting through the brush, herons building nests and more.
The late winter months in Whatcom and Skagit counties offer sights of soaring juvenile eagles, owls flitting through the brush, herons building nests and more.