The Rookery Youth Membership

Rookery members receive:

• An official Rookery membership card
• An Activity Book full of games, outdoor activity ideas, coloring pages, and more!
• Special invitations to youth and family-friendly activities like family bird walks, story times, and service learning opportunities

Downloadable Resources and Activities:

• Birds of Seattle Field Guide 2021
• Ducks and Other Waterfowl Field Guide and Activity Book
• Bird BINGO board
• Bird Behavior BINGO
• Bird Calls/Songs BINGO (version 1)
• Bird Calls/Songs BINGO (version 2, same birds as version 1, shuffled)
• 25 Common Seattle Birds ID Journal
• Common Seattle Birds list
• What’s That Bird? Class Participation Journal

Events

Fledglings and Friends Story Time (ages 2-5), always hosted at The Nature Shop from 10:30-11:15am on the third Wednesday of the each month! (All Story Times are virtual and will not be held in The Nature Shop until further notice.)

• February 17: Robins (Watch the Video)
  • Craft materials: Empty egg carton, hole punch, orange and yellow construction paper, brown paint, glue, markers
• January 20: Trees (Watch the Video)
  • Craft materials: toilet paper tubes, green construction paper, markers, scissors, hole punch, markers
• December 16: Ducks (Watch the Video)
  • Craft Materials: Duck shapes printout, at least 3 toilet paper tubes, markers, glue, scissors, and tape
• November 18: Fall Leaves (Watch the video)
  • Craft materials: A collection of fall leaves, blank paper, glue, and a piece of brown construction paper.
• October 21: Owls (Watch the video!)
  • Craft materials: Toilet paper tubes, construction paper, scissors, glue, and markers.
• September 16: Bird Beaks (Video will be posted when ready!)
  • Craft materials: a sheet of cardstock or other thicker paper and coloring utensils
• August 19: Spiders (Watch the video!)
  • Craft materials list: Egg carton, pipe cleaners, markers. Optional: googly eyes.)
• July 15: Camouflage (Watch the video!)
  • Craft materials list: cardstock from a cereal box, paper bird cutouts in various colors, glue, and some found nature materials.
• June 17: Colorful Flowers (Watch the video!)
  • ​Craft activity materials list: a couple of empty egg cartons, paint or markers, glue, a large piece of cardboard (sized at least 12in x12in,) and a piece of string.
• May 20: Bird Nests (Click here to watch the video!)
  • ​Craft activity materials list: Brown paper lunch sack and a collection of found nesting materials from your yard or neighborhood. That’s it!
• April 15: Fun At Home (It’s virtual! Click here to watch the video!)
  • ​At-home craft activities materials list
    • ​Activity #1: Clear plastic food containers (like ones that berries come in), scissors, a collection of colorful Sharpies or other permanent markers, hole punch, and string/yarn.
    • Activity #2: Standard-size paper grocery bags (with handles!), scissors, markers or paint, and a black Sharpie

Family Nature Walks at the Magnuson Children’s Garden: (all ages with parent supervision) Scheduled on the last weekend of each month. Walk start times and meeting locations vary. Each walk focuses on a different theme, like beavers, bats, birds, aquatic insects, frogs, and more! (The May and June walks have been cancelled. Future walks are TBD.)

Neighborhood Bird Walks: Schedules and location vary. All Neighborhood Bird Walks are free, and welcome all ages. (All in-person neighborhood bird walks are on hiatus during the Stay Home Stay Safe order.)