Artist’s Corner

The common nighthawk winters as far as the Amazon Basin and returns to this area to nest in summer. Ironically and contrary to its name, the common nighthawk’s numbers are diminishing.

Spring in the Skagit Valley inspires an artist’s vision.

One of the larger terns — the Caspian — migrates throughout the world and now resides in the Salish Sea.

Persistence paid off for Eve McCauley-Chomiak, when searching for a snowy owl amid snow-patched fields on the Skagit Flats.

Capturing the boldness and beauty of the owl’s attitude and form commemorates the moment.

Inspiration for carvings in stone may come from the stones themselves, but originates inside the artist as well, muses Tony Angell.

The northern harrier is a regular presence along the outer fields, sloughs and dikes bordering the Salish Sea.