by Christine Scheele | Sep 30, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
The Puget Sound Seabird Survey (PSSS) is a community science program that trains volunteer birdwatchers to gather valuable data on wintering seabird populations in Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands. Together,...
by birdsconnectseattle | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
An owlet’s first year in 2019. Sadly, this is the Barred Owl that died from secondary poisoning this past March. Image by Kersti Muul Article by Sharon Wada Humans have a great capacity for solving problems. But our inventiveness and persistence in addressing an issue...
by Josh Morris | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Black-capped Chickadee | Mick Thompson | Eastside Audubon Birds are culturally, ecologically, and economically important to Seattle. That’s not just our opinion. It’s in the mayoral proclamation that sets October 2-8, 2022, as “Bird-Safe Seattle Week.” We’re excited...
by birdsconnectseattle | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Written by Kasper Cergol, with contributions from Anne Freudenthal. The Seattle Bird Collision Monitors (SBCM), is a community science initiative that began with a pilot season in the fall of 2021. Continuing this spring, 27 volunteers dedicated a few hours each week...
by Glenn Nelson | Jun 2, 2022 | Announcements, Blog, Science
Snow Geese/Glenn Nelson Note: Updated July 11, 2022 Forty-five positive detections of the highly contagious avian flu have been confirmed in wild birds in Washington State as of July 11, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) veterinarians and...
by birdsconnectseattle | May 19, 2022 | Blog, Equity & Justice, Science
Mandarin Duck © Sharon Wada By Sharon Wada Fill May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Board member and Sansei (third-generation Japanese American) Sharon Wada shares a few of her experiences that nurtured her interest in a brave lion and a very...
