by Josh Morris | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Black-capped Chickadee | Mick Thompson | Eastside Audubon Birds are culturally, ecologically, and economically important to Seattle. That’s not just our opinion. It’s in the mayoral proclamation that sets October 2-8, 2022, as “Bird-Safe Seattle Week.” We’re excited...
by Josh Morris | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, Equity & Justice
Ring-billed Gulls sometimes form female-female pairs during breeding season / ethan.gosnell2 via Wikimedia Commons Watch the discussion with Dr. Sandilands and Jasmine Maisonet! There is nothing is more queer than nature. “Queerness” is widespread among...
by Josh Morris | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Conservation, EarthCare Northwest, EarthCare Summer 2022
House Finch in a Maple tree | Canva by Joshua Morris, Urban Conservation Manager When the Ellenbert Apartments’ paint is fresh, it is white with blue trim. The paint was not fresh when I lived there. The hardwood floors were just as worn. One spot in front of the...
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,...
