by Glenn Nelson | Mar 24, 2022 | Equity & Justice
Bald Eagle © Glenn Nelson Back when my wife Florangela Davila and I were being discovered by others as “bird people” (watchers and feeders), the reaction was overwhelmingly consistent: utter surprise. For a while, I chalked up that response to the fact that we were...
by Christine Scheele | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, Education, Equity & Justice
On November 14, 2021, 68 Seattle Audubon volunteer leaders and staff gathered for the first offering of Hoot Camp. Conversation was sharp and insightful, facilitators encouraged attendee participation, and it was a thought-provoking first iteration of what will be an...
by seattleaudubonsociety | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog, Conservation, Education, Equity & Justice
In August 2021, journalist Adilia Watson traveled from Seattle to Greensboro, Alabama to attend the inaugural Black Belt Birding Festival. The festival is part of Alabama Audubon’s Black Belt Birding Initiative that works to bring the economic and environmental...
by seattleaudubonsociety | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog, Equity & Justice, Science
Lincoln’s Sparrow / Jennifer McKeirnan by Anna Luisa Daigneault The moment is ripe to not only topple eponymous names, but to include more indigenous knowledge in the global conversation about birds. Anna Luisa Daigneault Program Director, Living Tongues...
by seattleaudubonclaire | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, Equity & Justice, Press Releases
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch / Canva On July 8, 2021 the Seattle Audubon Society Board of Directors affirmed its support for “Birds Names for Birds” and joined the call to put an end to the practice of eponymous naming. When a bird is named after a person—think Wilson’s...
