To protect, preserve and enhance natural ecosystems and our communities for the benefit of birds, other wildlife and people.
Eastside Audubon is the National Audubon Society chapter for eastern King County, including Bellevue, Bothell, Carnation, Duvall, Fall City, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Medina, North Bend, Preston, Redmond, Sammamish, Snoqualmie, Woodinville, and the contiguous communities and unincorporated areas.
Upcoming Events
Join us for our monthly virtual meetings to share photos, tips, and techniques on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm.
Kendall Wiggins will lead a monthly bird walk through Tolt Mac-Donald Park.
Articles from the Corvid Crier Newsletter
Leah Turner and Mick Thompson were named co-winners of the Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month award for September. Leah won for her shots of elusive Common Loons at Semiahmoo Spit, south of Vancouver, B.C., while Mick earned recognition for his photos of long-eared owls taken at Boundary Bay in British Columbia.
One of our smallest owls, the Saw-whet Owl is nocturnal when it hunts small mammals and roosts during the day.
November is a time of consolidation in the birding year when birds are focused on recovery from the rigors of long-distance flights and raising young birds. They need a safe location where they can regain some of their lost weight and complete a feather molt in time for spring.