Snow Bunting (photo by Glenn Nelson) To our chapter members: This morning, the National Audubon Society (NAS) announced that it would retain the Audubon namesake. It does not dispute that the success of John James Audubon’s Birds of America hinged on scientific fraud,...
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch / Canva On July 8, 2021 the Seattle Audubon Society Board of Directors affirmed its support for “Birds Names for Birds” and joined the call to put an end to the practice of eponymous naming. When a bird is named after a person—think Wilson’s...
Green Heron / Carlo Parravano / Seattle Audubon – Seattle Times Photo Contest Home 9 Category: Announcements Today the State of Washington officially “reopens.” As the birds and people of our area breathe a collective sigh of relief after our unprecedented...
Caspian Tern / Kersti Muul Seattle Audubon and Audubon Washington are saddened to report on a mortality event at a West Seattle Caspian Tern colony. On June 28, 2021, many chicks were observed to have perished on the rooftop or were killed or injured after jumping to...
Cedar Waxwing / John Bjorkman / Seattle Audubon – Seattle Times Photo Contest Home 9 Category: Blog To the Seattle Audubon community: It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than a year since we first closed the doors of The Nature Shop and sent staff and...
