Backyard birds

  • City Hawks

    With the quieting of our city streets, I’ve been noticing the intensive activity of our urban bird neighbors, who have been courting, homebuilding and generally flying about with abandon as us humans slow down. Pigeons and robins abound, but twenty-five years ago Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban landscapes throughout the US, developing a… Continue reading

  • Bird Week: Backyard Birds

    Bird Week: Backyard Birds

    The Seattle Public Library is partnering with the Seward Park Audubon Center for Bird Week, April 23-30, in celebration of the center’s tenth anniversary and the National Audubon Society’s 2018 Year of the Bird. Birdwatching in your own back yard – what a delightful thought. You can attract birds through wildlife-friendly landscapes, birdhouses, and feeders.The Washington… Continue reading