Brant / Matthew Leaman / Audubon Photography Awards In 1994, a small group of volunteers with Seattle Audubon (now Birds Connect Seattle) began conducting standardized bird surveys in Seattle-area green spaces. Their “Neighborhood Bird Project” (NBP) has...
Killdeer | Paul Kusmin | Audubon Photography Awards This article is based on our report Fewer and Fewer, which pulls from findings of the Neighborhood Bird Project. Though technically a shorebird, Killdeer frequent heavily human-modified areas, such as lawns, gravel...
Savannah Sparrow | Susan Holtz | Audubon Photography Awards This article is based on our report Fewer and Fewer, which pulls from findings of the Neighborhood Bird Project. Early each summer morning, a Savannah Sparrow rises from a meadow and sings. Its song is...
Dark-eyed Junco | Boe Baty This article is based on our report Fewer and Fewer, which pulls from findings of the Neighborhood Bird Project. One of the most ubiquitous little neighborhood birds in the Seattle area, the Dark-eyed Junco is a common sight in backyard...
Adult Bald Eagle| Pedro Rodriguez | NextGen councilmember by Wren Wagenbach, NextGen Councilmember Eagles can be very exciting to spot while birding because of their impressive size. In fact, they are the largest members of the raptor family (a group that includes...
Anna’s Hummingbird | Shravan Sundaram | Audubon Photography Awards This article was originally published in our Spring 2026 Issue of EarthCare Northwest, Birds Connect Seattle’s quarterly member newsletter. Read the full issue and become a member today. ...
