Links and Resources
BirdWeb.org
BirdWeb is Bird’s Connect Seattle’s online guide to the birds of Washington State
Bird Resource Library
Birds Connect’s Seattle on-site library collection can be viewed with our online library catalog. Our library allows members to borrow books from our downtown headquarters.Â
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Injured Birds
- dBird.org: report dead/injured birds
- Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
- Sarvey
State and Local Bird Organizations
- Washington Ornithological Society (WOS)
- Checklist of Washington State Birds
- Report sightings of banded birds
- Report sightings of rare birds
- Tweeters: Northwest email listserv
- Audubon Washington
- Seward Park Audubon Center
- Other Washington Audubon Chapters
- Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
- Urban Raptor Conservancy
National Bird Organizations
How to stop birds from hitting windows
Tens of thousands of wild birds are injured or killed each year in Seattle after colliding with windows. You can help protect them from painful injury and death. Here’s how.
A Starling Celebration at The National Nordic Museum
The Nordic Museum’s Søren Solkær: Sort Sol exhibition showcases the Danish photographer’s mesmerizing images of starling flocks known as murmurations. Birds Connect Seattle had the pleasure of lending our bird knowledge to the exhibition, and to Family Day activities.
A Second Chance For A Sharp-shinned Hawk
A Sharped-shinned Hawk gets a second chance after colliding with a reflective glass window. Not only was the hawk able to be rehabilitated and released, the home owner took action to prevent other birds from facing a similar fate.