Joe Siebert is the August winner of the Eastside Audubon Photo of the Month award for his photograph of a Hudsonian Godwit captured during a birding trip to Manitoba, Canada.
Lights Out, Community In: Taking Action for Migratory Birds in Redmond
Lighting can attract large numbers of night-migrating birds. Birds drawn into lights often become entrapped and circle the lit area, which can deplete their energy stores needed for migration and put them more at risk of colliding with buildings and infrastructure. Every year in the U.S., nearly 1 billion birds die from building collisions, most of them migratory species traveling at night. But here’s the hopeful part: when communities step in with science-based solutions, the results are dramatic.
Warbling Vireo Gets an Update
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.
Hooded Merganser
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.
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.
