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Birds Connect Seattle Grand Opening in Downtown Seattle

Birds Connect Seattle Grand Opening in Downtown Seattle

Birds Connect Seattle Headquarters | Sharon Wada Birds Connect Seattle has officially opened its doors in downtown Seattle, and we couldn’t be more excited to share the energy, beauty, and purpose of our new space with the community. Located in the heart of the city,...
Our New Mural

Our New Mural

Tori Shao painting,  photo courtesy of Carol Roll by Ellie Yamanaka, Communications Manager Birds Connect Seattle hired local artist Tori Shao to create a feature mural for our new headquarters. Our mural highlights two local bird species, the Swainson’s Thrush and...
Protecting the Birds of Kenmore Marsh

Protecting the Birds of Kenmore Marsh

Great Blue Herons with Nesting Material, Photo by Sharon Wada by Sharon Wada Over the decades, conservation-minded citizens such as the McIlraith family have donated properties to our organization. In 1989, they gave us a six-acre tract in the Swamp Creek wetlands of...
Young Adults Explore Volunteer Park

Young Adults Explore Volunteer Park

A small group of young adults enjoying a day of birding at Volunteer Park. Photo by Clayton Dahm Article by Hannah Bleecker and Brett Eaton To cap off a successful Bird-Safe Seattle week, a small group of intrepid young adults set out on an Oct. 8 birding adventure at...
Collateral Damage: What We Can Do to Save Our Wild Neighbors

Collateral Damage: What We Can Do to Save Our Wild Neighbors

An owlet’s first year in 2019. Sadly, this is the Barred Owl that died from secondary poisoning this past March. Image by Kersti Muul Article by Sharon Wada Humans have a great capacity for solving problems. But our inventiveness and persistence in addressing an issue...