birds connect seattle logo
Home Among the Trees | EarthCare Northwest

Home Among the Trees | EarthCare Northwest

House Finch in a Maple tree | Canva by Joshua Morris, Urban Conservation Manager When the Ellenbert Apartments’ paint is fresh, it is white with blue trim. The paint was not fresh when I lived there. The hardwood floors were just as worn. One spot in front of the...
University Campuses Glazing the Way | EarthCare Northwest

University Campuses Glazing the Way | EarthCare Northwest

Bird-friendly artwork titled “Albireo’s Aviary” installed at University of British Columbia’s Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability. Artist: Lora Zosia Moon. Photo credit: UBC.  When we think about cities, one of the first things that comes to mind is...
Five Books that Celebrate Sexual Diversity in People and Nature

Five Books that Celebrate Sexual Diversity in People and Nature

In celebration of Pride Month, here are five books that explore and celebrate sexual diversity in people and nature. Titles are available at the Nature Shop or your local library. Happy Pride, book lovers! Queer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire by Catriona...
Updates on Latest Bird Flu Outbreak

Updates on Latest Bird Flu Outbreak

Note: For a considerably updated story, please: Click Here A highly contagious variant of avian influenza (bird flu), especially impacting wild aquatic birds, domesticated birds, and raptors, has been sweeping across the nation and cases recently have been reported in...
In a Dense Landscape, Can Trees and Housing Co-Exist?

In a Dense Landscape, Can Trees and Housing Co-Exist?

Story by Martha Baskin The content in this blog post was originally released on Monday, March 28, 2022, as a radio broadcast segment on KBCS. Story and interviews by Seattle Audubon’s Conservation Committee member Martha Baskin, with text modified by Elizabeth...
Connecting Urban Nature | EarthCare Northwest

Connecting Urban Nature | EarthCare Northwest

Capitol Hill, Seattle | Seastock, Canva by Joshua Morris, Seattle Audubon Urban Conservation Manager and Erin Fried, Capitol Hill EcoDistrict Deputy Director Even in the most intensely urbanized parts of Seattle, wildness waits to surprise us. Peregrine Falcons dive...