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fascinating loons that live around here  Loons have called to
Steve Ellis since he was growing up in Alaska, where his family
had a cabin on a lake. "I could hear them make those wild,
mysterious calls out on the lake," Ellis said. "I have always
found them to be fascinating." But it wasn't until he married
his wife, Martha, who was very interested in birds, that his
interest took off. Birds are always high on the agenda on their
long trips. They added four birds to their life list on a trip
to California: the California towhee, Nuttall's woodpecker, oak
titmouse and Lawrence's goldfinch. But he never forgot those
mysterious calls. The Coupeville residents lead field trips for
the Whidbey Audubon Society and give talks on several natural
history topics. They developed the Birds of Whidbey class.
They've also created a series featuring birds that fish for
Sound Waters, the education e