by Elizabeth Cameron Working with the Seattle Bird Collision Monitors, I spend part of my Thursdays looking for injured or dead birds around building perimeters. This may sound morbid, but the data we’re gathering is helping conservationists understand and...
Western Screech-Owl /Ken Shults / Audubon Photography Awards New poll shows strong support for increased tree protection, planting, and funding Results from a new poll show strong support for protecting and enhancing Seattle’s urban forest. In July 2021, the Northwest...
Angelina Villalobos standing outside The Nature Shop windows with her collision deterrent artwork now installed. Bird-safe and Beautiful The Nature Shop windows are sporting a new look these days. As part of our work for Bird-safe Cities we commissioned a design by...
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...
Rufous Hummingbird / Mick Thompson / Eastside Audubon May 8, 2021 is World Migratory Bird Day in the Americas. As someone whose movements more closely approximate those of a barnacle than a barn swallow, I am mystified by migratory birds. How do such small,...
Salmonberry /Sally James by Sally James Sometimes, when I’m walking down a trail, I stop suddenly and point my cell phone at the ground. Maybe I saw an ant, or a caterpillar. Maybe I saw a flower. Whatever I saw, by uploading a photo to a special app, I’ll get an...
