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Read more about how Birds Connect Seattle is active in our local community and our region to protect birds and habitat and share their joy with people of all ages.Â
Linking Global Flyways: Tourism’s Role in Conservation
Discover how Birds Connect Seattle’s downtown headquarters is reaching new audiences, sparking unexpected conversations about conservation with tourists, and creating meaningful connections through the wonder of birds along the Pacific Flyway and beyond.
The Windows into Birds Connect Seattle
Discover how Birds Connect Seattle’s bright downtown headquarters is turning curious passersby into bird lovers through creative displays, community events, and unexpected connections to pop culture, sports, and local wildlife.
Life on the Ledge: Peregrine Falcons Above Seattle
Perched high above downtown Seattle, a family of Peregrine Falcons is raising chicks on a skyscraper ledge. Follow their remarkable comeback from near extinction, discover how city life both helps and harms these urban raptors, and learn what’s being done to make Seattle safer for birds.
How To Support Birds During Seattle’s Warmest Months
Birds Connect Seattle advocates and organizes for cities where people and birds thrive.
Exhibit Spotlight: Nests
Discover how birds use unique materials and designs to build homes in our newest museum exhibit.
Self-Guided Downtown Nature Walks
Self-guided downtown nature walk maps now available.
Preventable Bird-Window Collision Kills Peregrine Fledgling
Urban Raptor Conservancy and Birds Connect Seattle are heartbroken to share news of the death of one of the 1201 Third Avenue peregrine falcon fledglings due to a bird-window collision in downtown Seattle.
Investing in Science, Access, and Community: Thank You to 4Culture
Birds Connect Seattle is honored to receive two 4Culture grants supporting science-based education, community access, and inclusive bird conservation programs across King County.
Neighborhood Bird Project Report Species Highlight #5: Cliff Swallow
Cliff swallows are hyper social aerial insectivores that nest in large colonies. One such colony in Magnuson Park was removed in 2010, leading to the crash of Cliff Swallow populations in the park.
Conservation Reading Group: A Natural History of Empty Lots
Birds Connect Seattle advocates and organizes for cities where people and birds thrive.
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