I thought Wiley Slough would be fun for a full moon hike but sadly, it is still closed for construction. See link below. 
I settled on Leque Island. We bundled up and quickly made our way to the bench at the end of the levee. Shared a thermos of piping hot chicken soup and listened to the occasional quack or peep from the birds out in the darkness. 
Not many stars because of the full moon but Jupiter and Saturn were there and that’s pretty cool. 

I decided to check out Wiley Slough before it’s closed for construction. 
I hope they leave some of the trees along the dike. So many little birds nest in the holes, feed and sing in the branches. I wonder how many eagle babies will hatch in the big nest. Will have to wait until November. 
Low tide and lots of birds today. Lovely. 

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and contractors are raising and widening the dikes on the Skagit Wildlife Headquarters near Wiley Slough and upgrading the boat launch and parking lot. The area will be closed to public access from March 20 through November 3rd. We walked the area on this beautiful day to see it once more before the closure. Green-winged teal were the most prevalent duck species seen. Herons, mallards, a pair of pintail ducks, a common merganser,  a few tree swallows, a few shorebirds and a downy woodpecker excavating a nest were some of the other birds seen. The eagle pair was seen in a tree near their nest.

Went to Fir Island yesterday for the low tide, which was very close to sunset time. Beautiful time to go. Had gators on and they were helpful. Muddy to get to the island, but doable. Been there before when there was way too much water. Waterproof boots and gators.

Walked around the Skagit Wildlife area and there were lots of eagles and herons. Later in the day drove to Fir Island and on the way saw many, many eagles, an owl and a lot of snow geese. There were a few eagles at Fir Island, but we did not make it all the way. The path was very muddy. Got pretty close and noticed other people had made it, but it was getting dark and turned back