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 | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Written by Kasper Cergol, with contributions from Anne Freudenthal. The Seattle Bird Collision Monitors (SBCM), is a community science initiative that began with a pilot season in the fall of 2021. Continuing this spring, 27 volunteers dedicated a few hours each week...
by birdsconnectseattle | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, EarthCare Northwest, EarthCare Summer 2022
Bird-friendly artwork titled “Albireo’s Aviary” installed at University of British Columbia’s Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability. Artist: Lora Zosia Moon. Photo credit: UBC. When we think about cities, one of the first things that comes to mind is...
by birdsconnectseattle | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Luke Franke/ Audubon Are There Policies to Protect Birds? Policy, regulations, legislation, standards, guidelines, and ordinances. However categorized, rules in place to protect birds from urban hazards are beneficial to both birds and the people they share their...
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...
