Photo of the week

By Karl King

Visitor Information Center (VIC) birding walk organizer Debbie Harger, L, watches as Dave Schmalz, with the Northwest Cascades Audubon, reads from his birding book while Jim Jorgensen looks through the 25x telescope at some local birds and other participants wait their turn. The volunteers are preparing for the Wings Over Water festival scheduled for the weekend of April 19 in Blaine.