by katelseattleaudubonorg | May 31, 2023 | Conservation
Anna’s Humminbird (Kathryn Harlan-Gran/Audubon Photography Awards) Rufous Hummingbirds make astounding migratory journeys. Each year, over the course of about six weeks, these birds migrate from southern Mexico to southeast Alaska—averaging more than 70 miles...
by birdsconnectseattle | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
QPOC Hikers met at Union Bay Natural Area for a Bird-Safe Seattle Week event / Wendy Walker The City of Seattle declared October 2-8, 2022, Bird-Safe Seattle Week. All week long, people who care about wild birds gathered in person and online to celebrate our feathered...
by Josh Morris | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Hermit Thrush / Anne Freudenthal / Seattle Bird Collision Monitors “What did you not like about participating as a collision monitor?” I posed this question to the first cohort of Seattle Bird Collision Monitors at the end of the project’s pilot...
by Josh Morris | May 7, 2021 | Blog, Conservation
Rufous Hummingbird / Mick Thompson / Eastside Audubon May 8, 2021 is World Migratory Bird Day in the Americas. As someone whose movements more closely approximate those of a barnacle than a barn swallow, I am mystified by migratory birds. How do such small,...
by Josh Morris | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog, Conservation, Science
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...
