The Western Gull is a large, white-headed gull with a dark gray mantle, pink legs, and a large, bulbous yellow bill with a red spot toward the tip. In winter Western Gulls move into Puget Sound and can more readily be seen by local birders.
Eastside Audubon is now accepting applications for two funding opportunities supporting local conservation and education efforts.
The Puget Sound Seabird Survey is looking for birders in King County to join this established Community Science program.
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.