The health and wellbeing of thousands of species, and millions of people, is tied to the health and wellbeing of Puget Sound. So what are its vital signs? And how are they trending? The Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP) Marine Waters Workgroup is a...
Lincoln’s Sparrow / Jennifer McKeirnan by Anna Luisa Daigneault The moment is ripe to not only topple eponymous names, but to include more indigenous knowledge in the global conversation about birds. Anna Luisa Daigneault Program Director, Living Tongues...
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...
Varied Thrush / Mick Thompson / Eastside Audubon The ominous thud of a bird striking glass is a terrible yet familiar sound to many of us. It is always sad to find dead birds, but now we can help them leave a legacy by reporting collisions through dBird. dBird is an...
Bushtit/ Mick Thompson / Eastside Audubon Society The 2020 Seattle Christmas Bird Count will always be ‘the one with the asterisk.’ As with so much else in 2020, the Covid pandemic called for a different approach. Rather than risk putting participants at risk, this...
