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Birdathon is a fundraising event that lasts for the entire month of May. The funds we raise support our efforts in promoting birds, education, and conservation.
This month NABCI released its assessment of the State of the Birds for 2025 as a follow-up to the 2019 report of 3 billion birds lost published in the journal.
Mary Britton-Simmons and the Youth Education Committee (YEC) received the Golden Eagle Award, the highest honor given by Eastside Audubon, from Eastside Audubon President John Spilker at Volunteer/Member Appreciation Night.
Mike Hoefgen has been named the Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month winner for February, recognized for his striking image of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Juanita Bay Park.
Happy Spring! City of Bellevue Utilities are pleased to offer free, interactive Greener Living classes virtually and in-person.
One of three North American rose finches, Cassin’s Finch abides in high elevation coniferous forests in the western mountains.
The January 2025 Eastside Audubon Photographer of the Month honor goes to Cyndy Eng for her striking photograph of an American Crow against a vibrant rainbow backdrop.
In the quiet of the woods the bubbling song of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet erupted, and the high trill of the Brown Creeper signaled its presence. The hormonal drive to breed had birds singing regardless of the weather.
Sabine’s Gull is a bird of the ocean and is seldom seen from land. It migrates off the Washington coast and is often seen on pelagic birding trips.
Mick Thompson was named the Eastside Audubon Photographer of the Month for his innovative Broad-billed Hummingbird video, shot in Arizona. This marks Thompson's fifth win and is the first time a video has claimed the honor.
Seen along the coast or in small groups inland wintering among other geese, the Greater White-fronted Goose traverses Washington during spring and fall migrations.
While the Black-throated and other warblers are preparing for their spring migration, resident Pacific Northwest birds are often foraging in mixed flocks in a pattern of cooperative feeding. This behavior helps all the birds in the flock locate suitable prey and provides protection from predators. Larger birds and especially birds of prey will be nesting while tropical birds are preparing for migration.
One participant asked, “When the wind is so strong, where do birds go?” My quick answer was, “Wherever the wind blows them.” This led to a discussion of how birds survive winter, which the first big storm of the season foretold the coming of rainy, cold, and blustery northwest weather.
Happy New Year! Let's begin the new year with gratitude for all we have and the beauty of this planet. Remember to take care of yourself and be compassionate, as this world can be overwhelming. You are not alone, and we need each other.
In 2024, the monthly Marymoor habitat restoration workparty had 237 volunteers. We planted 131 native shrubs and trees, including bigleaf maples, Garry oaks, Oregon grapes, Nootka roses, and Western red cedars. We spread almost 70 cubic yards of mulch and removed over 50 cubic yards of invasive species like common hawthorn, Himalayan blackberry, and reed canary grass.
The Eastside Audubon Society named Don Larkin and Jeff Lane as the November winners for their remarkable wildlife photographs.
Eurasian Wigeon has become a more regular winter visitor to Washington. One to two or more can most often be found in a flock of American Wigeon.
The CBC is the world’s largest and longest-running community science data collection project. The 2024-2025 count period from December 14 to January 5 marks the 125th CBC sponsored by the National Audubon Society. It will be Eastside Audubon’s 41st CBC.
Last year when I sent out the End of Year letter, I said that my first year as President gave me a great deal of appreciation for our members, donors, and volunteers. In 2024, as our reach continues to grow and expand, I am even more humbled and grateful to all our supporters.
On November 9th, Eastside Audubon hosted our very first ‘Plants for Birds’ giveaway! After the success of our Tree giveaway earlier this year, we continued to learn about the need for smaller shrubs and trees in our community.
A rare winter visitor to Washington, the Tufted Duck is most often found in a flock of scaup.
It was dark but not very cold at 5:30 a.m. in the Snoqualmie Valley of Washington on December 17. It was Christmas Bird Count (CBC) day and my birding and life partner Carol, and I were out pre-dawn hoping to start the count day with a Great Horned or Barn Owl.
The Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month award for October was presented to four photographers—Mick Thompson, Michael Hoefgen, Sam Wilder, and Amanda Buse.
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.
