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Gallery: Winter birds of Northwest Washington

March 21, 2024 4:28 pm

A bald eagle rests on a piling in Birch Bay on Feb. 21. — A bald eagle rests on a piling in Birch Bay on Feb. 21. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

A red-winged blackbird squawks in the brush on Feb. 24 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. — A red-winged blackbird squawks in the brush on Feb. 24 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. (Isaac Stone Simonelli/Cascadia Daily News)

A short-eared owl rests on a branch Feb. 23 at the Skagit Wildlife Area Samish Unit near Edison. — A short-eared owl rests on a branch Feb. 23 at the Skagit Wildlife Area Samish Unit near Edison. (Isaac Stone Simonelli/Cascadia Daily News)

A short-eared owl swoops above a field on Feb. 22 at the Skagit Wildlife Area Samish Unit near Edison. — A short-eared owl swoops above a field on Feb. 22 at the Skagit Wildlife Area Samish Unit near Edison. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

A cormorant rests on a log Feb. 10 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. — A cormorant rests on a log Feb. 10 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. (Isaac Stone Simonelli/Cascadia Daily News)

Two trumpeter swans rest in a muddy field on Feb. 22 in Skagit Valley. — Two trumpeter swans rest in a muddy field on Feb. 22 in Skagit Valley. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

California quail scurry through the grass on Feb. 24 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. — California quail scurry through the grass on Feb. 24 near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. (Isaac Stone Simonelli/Cascadia Daily News)

Two heron squabble in a nest on March 1 at the Post Point Heron Colony in Fairhaven. — Two heron squabble in a nest on March 1 at the Post Point Heron Colony in Fairhaven. (Isaac Stone Simonelli/Cascadia Daily News)

A great blue heron stands along the shore as snow falls Feb. 27 at Birch Bay State Park. — A great blue heron stands along the shore as snow falls Feb. 27 at Birch Bay State Park. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Three brant geese paddle on the shore of Birch Bay State Park on Feb. 27. — Three brant geese paddle on the shore of Birch Bay State Park on Feb. 27. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

A juvenile bald eagle rests in a tree March 6 off of Lummi Shore Drive. — A juvenile bald eagle rests in a tree March 6 off of Lummi Shore Drive. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

A red-tailed hawk perches on a telephone pole Feb. 22 in Skagit Valley. — A red-tailed hawk perches on a telephone pole Feb. 22 in Skagit Valley. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

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.