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,...
by Josh Morris | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog, Conservation
Bird-window collision dust print at Seattle University / Joshua Morris / Seattle Audubon 2021 may be the year the Bird-Safe Buildings Act takes flight. Bird-window collisions are a serious conservation concern, killing up to one billion birds each year in the United...
by Josh Morris | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog, Conservation, Science
Varied Thrush / Mick Thompson / Eastside Audubon The ominous thud of a bird striking glass is a terrible yet familiar sound to many of us. It is always sad to find dead birds, but now we can help them leave a legacy by reporting collisions through dBird. dBird is an...
