Short-eared Owl
Skagit Flats
Tag: Birds
Gardening for Birds
This webinar will explore how to bring more birds to your home with native plants. Find out how to create a Pacific Northwest bird habitat that provides birds with food, shelter, and nesting sites year-round. Whether you are in a house, a tiny home, or an apartment, your outdoor space can become a sanctuary for you and the birds. We will have three master gardeners come in and share some of their tips and answer your questions about gardening for birds. Continue Reading →
Rainier Audubon’s May Birdathon
It’s “birding for dollars!”
It’s time for the May Birdathon! It’s fun and easy to participate. Simply count as many bird species in one day as you can! Choose any day in May. Have family, friends, and co-workers sponsor you, then go birding! Afterwards, send your sponsors a list of the birds you saw, and they will donate X amount for each species (i.e. $1 or another amount). Or they can donate a flat fee. 100% of the proceeds support Rainier Audubon activities in south King County. Continue Reading →
Sandhill Cranes of Homer, Alaska
Join our Research Associate Gary Ivey to learn about his 2008 study of Sandhill Cranes in Homer, Alaska. Gary will describe their habitat use and migration paths through the Pacific Flyway to their wintering grounds in California’s Central Valley. Continue Reading →
Seen & Heard: April 2022 – CBC Results
The 41st edition of the Rainier Audubon Christmas Bird Count looked like a typical CBC in the Midwest or East Coast rather than a Pacific Northwestern count. Sub-freezing temperatures greeted CBC leaders in the morning, snow blanketed the ground, and ice covered any standing water. The forecast called for a cold and slushy day, but the atmosphere was merciful and outside of some light afternoon rain, the weather was mundane and dry. However, the weather played an integral role in count totals. Continue Reading →
Eastside of Cascades Birding Field Class (3 Days)
The class will focus on bird language, behavior, habitats, nests & bird tracks. Learn to identify, observe, and tell the story of birds in their environment. Birds are such unique animals and leave us with exciting mysteries. Their behavior has fascinated ornithologists for decades. Continue Reading →
The Feather Atlas
THE FEATHER ATLAS is an image database dedicated to the identification and study of the flight feathers of North American birds. The feathers illustrated are from the curated collection of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory. Continue Reading →
Goodbye chemical weapons, hello burrowing owls
A decommissioned military base in northeast Oregon provides sanctuary for a recovering Continue Reading →
Nest Box Project Update – January 2022
Ken Schroeder, Dolly Owen, Jay Galvin and Barbara Petersen, members of Rainier Continue Reading →
Back to the Night: Why Preserving the Stars is Not Just for the Birds
Join our friends at East Cascade Audubon Society for their FREE monthly Birder’s Night Continue Reading →
Seen & Heard: January 2022
By Calen Randall 2021 may have been the Year of the Ox, Continue Reading →