National Audubon Society

NEWSLETTER May 25, 2023

Photo by Matt Chen

Fledglings: No, Nestlings: Go

Did You Know that you can help a nestling that has fallen to the ground? Contrary to the view that avian parents will reject a young bird that has been touched by human hands, it is acceptable to return a featherless or downy chick to the nest, if you can reach it. The treatment for fledglings is quite different. Fledglings are birds that have left the nest but are not yet skilled flyers. In this situation, leave the fledgling alone, it will make its way up to the safety of a tree…often under the parents’ watchful eyes. If the bird is in immediate danger (a cat, or an off-leash dog…) try to scare off the predator and protect the young bird.

Photo by Matt Chen

Renew 15

Our fundraising campaign marches on!

We need your support! Seward Park Audubon Center has secured additional matching funds to multiply your gift that supports our community-based programs. As our Center programs continue to grow, we are reaching out to everyone in our community. Our Center seeks to renew the original spirit that helped build Seward Park Audubon through support from our neighbors and friends. Thank you for your generous support during our 15^th anniversary!

Learn more about our Renew 15 Campaign

Renew 15

Photo by Kathryn Sechrist

Summer Camp is Just Around the Corner!

Registration for Summer Camp is now open!

Seward Park is a great place for kids during the summer. It’s even more fun when they join us for our week-long day camps. Discovering birds and other wildlife in our forest, playing games in the fields, and cooling off in Lake Washington.

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Photo by Kathryn Sechrist

Wilson's Warbler photo by Mick Thompson

Saturday, May 27, 2023
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM, or
Sunday, May 28, 2023
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Free
Advance Registration Required

Join us in Seward Park during a point in the day where the bird's calls and songs are lifted high above the din of the busy day that follows. Lead Naturalist Ed Dominguez leads our trek through the fields and forest as we tune in to migrating and resident birds and bring them into view as the opportunity allows.

Guests should be prepared to walk up to 2.5 miles. Our course may take the group up hills and the condition of the paths will reflect relevant weather conditions. Please dress accordingly.

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Wilson's Warbler photo by Mick Thompson

Osoberry photo by M.E. Sanseverino

Guided Nature Walk | Buds & Blooms

Saturday, May 27, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM, or
Sunday, May 28, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Advance Registration Required

In our region, March welcomes new colors and fragrances. Leaf and flower buds have been swelling for weeks in preparation for the arrival of spring. Plants are attracting pollinators with bright hues, distinctive patterns, and aromatic scents. Trees and shrubs have swelling buds that will soon pop open with new leaves reaching out to meet the sun. Join Lead Naturalist Ed Dominguez as we discover this new life of buds and blooms exploding all around us.

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Osoberry photo by M.E. Sanseverino

Photo by Kristin Wall

Guided Nature Walk | Geology of Seward Park

Saturday, June 3, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Advance Registration Required

Ever wondered where the Seattle Fault runs through Seattle? When it last ruptured and when it might again? Join lead Naturalist Ed Dominguez as we examine the nature of the Seattle Fault zone and the impact it had right here in Seward Park. From uplifted scarps to ghost forests, the causes and effects of this geologic feature in the heart of our city will be explored.

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Photo by Kristin Wall

Photo by Teddy Rosalie Studio

Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure

The Royal Room
Thursday, June 29, 2023
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Free
Advance Registration Required

In his book ‘Flush’ author Bryn Nelson surmises that the future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we’ve been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body’s natural product—the complex antihero of this story—save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities.

Join us at The Royal Room in Columbia City as microbiologist and nature author Bryn Nelson helps us digest the power of poop and details the opportunities a closer look at human feces can provide.

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Photo by Teddy Rosalie Studio

Photo by Kevin N. Murphy

Bat Awareness Trends (BAT) Leader Training

Wednesday, June 7, 2023
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Advance registration required

There is so much to learn about the bats that take to the skies in our area each night in our warmer months. Observation of bat activity is an important component in understanding our bat population. This summer, Seward Park Audubon Center, Woodland Park Zoo, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Bats Northwest are coming together for a bat study, and you can help. We are providing evening opportunities to participate in bat conservation through the Bat Activity Trends (BAT) program.

Right now, we are looking for several people to serve as leaders for our BAT community science program. Leaders will meet for an orientation and training session to learn how to train groups of volunteers on bat observation procedures.

Learn more and register

Photo by Kevin N. Murphy

Bird Show

Ursula Brookbank and Shelli Markee | A Bird Show

Seward Park Audubon Center
Garry Oak Gallery
Now through June 24, 2023

Artists Ursula Brookbank and Shelli Markee come to Seward Park Audubon Center’s Garry Oak Gallery to celebrate birds. Shelli’s wire art captures the majesty of birds in flight in works that seemingly float in the air, while Ursula creates imaginative birds that connect avian species to masterpieces from the Renaissance.

Bird Show

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5902 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, WA 98118
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