Hiking at Mount Rainier

Alt. Title: Looking for White-tailed Ptarmigans

On a rare day off from work, we ventured up to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington in hopes of finding our lifer White-Tailed Ptarmigan.  We hiked the Skyline Trail which runs past Panorama, our best bet to see this uncommon species.

After our hike, we raced up to the Stanwood Water Treatment to see if the rare Terek Sandpiper was still hanging around.

Adventure begins at: 15:20 

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eBird Trip Report

Show notes 

Mainely Nature Art
eBird Big Day; GoBirdingTeam
Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival
Birding The Border
IC4WB
Mount Rainier 

Birds/Animals mentioned 

White-tailed Ptarmigan
Terek Sandpiper
Hoary Marmot

Intro Bird Call: Chipping Sparrow (Recorded: Washington June 2025) 
Outro Bird Call: Sooty Grouse female grunting to young while feeding (Recorded at Mount Rainier, Washington, July 2026) 

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