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November 3, 2025
Penelope Kipps
Christmas Bird Count – December 20, 2025

Every December, thousands of volunteers across North America head outdoors to count birds — helping scientists understand how our feathered neighbors are doing. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) isn’t just a fun birding day — it’s the oldest and largest citizen science project in the world, and it depends entirely on volunteers like you.

Christmas Bird Count – December 20, 2025
July 3, 2025
Penelope Kipps
Eastside Audubon Grants and Scholarships

Eastside Audubon is now accepting applications for two funding opportunities supporting local conservation and education efforts.

Eastside Audubon Grants and Scholarships
July 3, 2025
Penelope Kipps
Puget Sound Seabird Survey

The Puget Sound Seabird Survey is looking for birders in King County to join this established Community Science program.

Puget Sound Seabird Survey
March 5, 2025
Penelope Kipps
March: Emerging Bird Song

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.

March: Emerging Bird Song
November 4, 2024
Penelope Kipps
November’s Green Tip of the Month: Embrace ...

As we head into winter, consider leaving your leaves and twigs in the yard. My pollinator garden might look tired, but every time I step outside, I see birds nibbling on seeds or resting in the brush. There’s so much life hidden in there that we often overlook!

November’s Green Tip of the Month: Embrace Nature’s Mulch!
Penelope Kipps
October 3, 2025

Birdability Week

Penelope Kipps
October 3, 2025
Birdability Week

Join us in October as Eastside Audubon hosts two accessible and inclusive bird outings inspired by Birdability during Birdability Week from October 20-26, 2025, a weeklong effort to support the commitment to make birding accessible to everybody.

Tagged: birdability

Penelope Kipps
October 3, 2025
gallery - waterfowl

Hooded Merganser

Penelope Kipps
October 3, 2025
gallery - waterfowl
Hooded Merganser

Our smallest merganser, the Hooded Merganser prefers ponds in wooded areas, swamps, and tidal creeks.

Tagged: bird of the month, hooded merganser

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

2024 Helen Engle Award

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
2024 Helen Engle Award

 Every year, the National Audubon Society’s Washington State office, known as “Audubon Washington”. A big part of the agenda is the awarding of the Helen Engle Volunteer of the Year Award.  This award was inspired by Helen Engle who was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award during the 2013 National Audubon Convention.

Tagged: andy mccormick, helen engle

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

Eastside Audubon Board Member to Speak at National Ornithology Symposium

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
Eastside Audubon Board Member to Speak at National Ornithology Symposium

Eastside Audubon Youth Board member Song Han Ngo will be in the spotlight this fall as a Student Keynote Speaker at the Frontiers in Ornithology Student Symposium in Seattle on October 4, 2025.

Tagged: youth, national ornithology symposium

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

Green Tip of the Month

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
Green Tip of the Month

It’s dry outside and f you’re like me, I’m so tired of watering my yard. But our birds, insects, and animals still need us to keep providing clean water sources.

Tagged: green tip

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
gallery - seabirds/gulls

Sooty Shearwater

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
gallery - seabirds/gulls
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater is the most common shearwater off the Pacific Coast of Washington from August to October, where flocks in the hundreds of thousands move north from south of the equator after the breeding period.

Tagged: bird of the month, sooty shearwater

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

Photo of the Month: July

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
Photo of the Month: July

Nancy Tom is the Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month winner for July, recognized for her dramatic image of a Rufous Hummingbird feeding a fledgling in her backyard.

Tagged: photo of the month, photography, nancy tom

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

Step Up for Birds: Volunteer at Salmon Days with Eastside Audubon!

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
Step Up for Birds: Volunteer at Salmon Days with Eastside Audubon!

Eastside Audubon will be at Issaquah Salmon Days on October 5–6, and we’d love your help! This is our biggest outreach event of the year, drawing more than 200,000 people. It’s the perfect chance to connect with friendly visitors and share your love of birds.

Tagged: salmon days, volunteer

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

An Odd Duck at Juanita Bay Walk

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
An Odd Duck at Juanita Bay Walk

The monthly Eastside Audubon Juanita Bay Bird Walk witnessed an “odd duck” — though this one had antlers. A buck deer first appeared east of the boardwalk observation deck, then slipped into the water and swam west toward Nelson Point.

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025

Birdability: Birding is for every body

Penelope Kipps
September 3, 2025
Birdability: Birding is for every body

I remember when I first moved to the Seattle area in 1995, I began looking for birding locations that were suitable for me to take my daughter along. It was not an easy task because my daughter uses a wheelchair.

Tagged: birdability

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025

Lumps and Splits: What’s It All About?

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025
Lumps and Splits: What’s It All About?

Each year at this time, the North American Classification Committee (NACC) of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) reviews proposals for changes in bird taxonomy, that is, the classification of bird species.

Tagged: taxonomy, north american classification committee

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025

Photo of the Month: June

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025
Photo of the Month: June

Dorothy Sowell is the Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month winner for June for her photo of an Evening Grosbeak, captured near her home in Issaquah.

Tagged: photo of the month, photography, dorothy sowell

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025
gallery - birds of prey

Golden Eagle

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025
gallery - birds of prey
Golden Eagle

The overall dark brown plumage of the Golden Eagle is accented by golden feathers on the crown and nape. Juvenile birds will also have golden feathers on the head but will have white at the base of the tail and variable -sized white patches in the wings.

Tagged: bird of the month, golden eagle

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025

Green Tip of the Month

Penelope Kipps
August 1, 2025
Green Tip of the Month

This month, we encourage a focus on minimizing artificial evening light to protect migrating birds. Fall migration typically commences around August 1st.

Tagged: green tip

Penelope Kipps
July 3, 2025

Eastside Audubon Grants and Scholarships

Penelope Kipps
July 3, 2025
Eastside Audubon Grants and Scholarships

Eastside Audubon is now accepting applications for two funding opportunities supporting local conservation and education efforts.

Tagged: funding, grant, jim rettig grant, amy mcquade scholarship, education

Penelope Kipps
July 3, 2025

Photo of the Month: May

Penelope Kipps
July 3, 2025
Photo of the Month: May

Mike Hoefgen has earned the Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month honor for May for his image of a mother Rufous Hummingbird feeding her young at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. This is Mike’s second time winning the award.

Tagged: photo of the month, photography, mike hoefgen

Penelope Kipps
July 3, 2025
gallery - seabirds/gulls

Cocos Booby

Penelope Kipps
July 3, 2025
gallery - seabirds/gulls
Cocos Booby

This South Pacific breeding seabird is now a separate species and has expanded its range northward along the Pacific coast and has become a more frequent visitor to Washington waters.

Tagged: bird of the month, cocos booby

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