WEST SEATTLE BIRDS: Don’t just watch them – survey them!

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(Photos courtesy Puget Sound Bird Observatory)

Want to turn bird-watching into science? Here’s an opportunity we were asked to share with you:

The Puget Sound Seabird Survey is looking for birders in West Seattle and throughout Puget Sound to join this established Community Science program.

(Common Loon)

Volunteers are asked to conduct 7 surveys with a small team of fellow surveyors at specific locations. All surveys are synchronized to take place once per month on the first Saturday, October – April. You will be provided training in the survey technique, and ideally will have good seabird identification skills. However, there are roles on the survey teams for birders of all levels. Now in its 15th season, you’ll be contributing to valuable science that monitors
wintering seabirds across Puget Sound and informs important management decisions.

Previously, the project was part of Birds Connect Seattle’s (formerly Seattle Audubon) science program but transitioned to its new home at Puget Sound Bird Observatory in 2022. More information can be found on our website and if interested in taking part, please reach out to Program Manager Toby Ross
t_ross@pugetsoundbirds.org

MW July 2, 2023 (1:33 pm)

Having experienced the incessant intimidation of stalking since moving to WS, the title of this post gives me the creeps. How tragic that a woman who once put flowers in her hair has become affected by unnecessary, unwarranted and undeserved attention enough that reading an innocous title like this one would cause a sharp inhale. We definitely have a community of watchers. If you catch something with your binoculars, something that doesn’t sit right with you…please let go of the idea that monsters only live on the outskirts of West Seattle. Can we all pay more attention please? Can we all look out for kids (this includes teens!), women, the elderly, animals and each other? I came to WS knowing I could contribute. I belong here. It isn’t up for discussion. And I’m taking this moment to say shame on any and all who participate in any iota of bullying tactics I see rife in this community. Its a sore loser type of legacy that I’ve NEVER witnessed in any other city I’ve lived in. God help us.

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