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Protected: Member Appreciation Week 2024
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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 Robin’s Call
Karen B. Shea, a Nature Shop volunteer, reflects on the interconnectedness of nature and the cycle of survival and loss, after witnessing several interesting species’ behaviors on her morning walk.
EarthCare Northwest | Spring 2024
Welcome to Birds Connect Seattle’s Spring 2024 member newsletter, EarthCare Northwest. In this issue, we’re diving into the fascinating role birds play in our local food chain. From the foods they consume to the predators they evade; birds offer us a wealth of information just by observing their dietary habits.
The Collision Buffet: How Bird-window Collisions Supplement the Diets of Urban Scavengers | EarthCare Northwest
Bird fatalities, while tragic, play an important and unnoticed role in our urban food chain, especially for scavengers like crows, gulls, and rats. Birds Connect Seattle is studying carcass persistence, or how long a dead bird remains before it is carried away by scavengers, as part of the Seattle Bird Collision Monitoring Project.
Barred Owl Diet: Insights from Pellet Analysis in Seattle | EarthCare Northwest
University of Washington student researcher Olivia Cavalluzzi spent her summer analyzing nearly 600 Barred Owl pellets to uncover interesting insights into their diet, behavior, and role within the Seattle-area food chain.
Sink Your Beak Into This | EarthCare Northwest
Over millions of years, birds have adapted their anatomy to their unique ecological niche, in part due to the food sources available to them. In this article, we explore the specialized beaks of several local bird species and how that helps them snag their favorite snacks.
Bird Feeding 101: Suet | EarthCare Northwest
Feeding wild birds is one way to attract a variety of species to your balcony, yard, or window. If you are new to feeding birds, seed and nectar feeders are common choices, but suet feeders can be a wonderful alternative or supplement.
We need your help to pass a flexible Wildland Urban Interface Code
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.
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.