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Photo by Mick Thompson

Thursday, May 7, 2020 | Cool Moms Warm Us Up!

Least Tern photo by Dan Pancamo

Did you know that bird moms keep their kids warm or cool as needed? Least Terns are beach breeders, generally nesting in a scrape of sand or pebbles just above the high tide line. On warm days, tern moms will stand over eggs and hatchlings to shade them from the sun. On hot days, they'll soak their belly feathers in the ocean and return to the beach to give their broods a cool sponge bath.

Photo by Margie Nicosia

Thank You for Investing in the Future of Seward Park

Thank you to all of our friends and neighbors who generously made gifts of support to Audubon on Giving Tuesday. Support from our community is essential in allowing Seward Park Audubon to lead field trips that connect students to learning in the natural world. It supports our program that gets teens engaged in conservation actions. Your funding also allows us to work with veterans in reforestation efforts to keep Seward Park vibrant and supportive of wildlife. If you were not able to make a gift during Giving Tuesday, it’s not too late. Make your online gift today for a tomorrow that connects so many people in our community with the majesty of nature. Thank you!

Photo by Pere Igor/Wikimedia Commons

What's Buggin' You?

How is your neighborhood’s bug diversity? Creating an insect hotel can provide benefits to your garden, P-patch, or neighborhood greenspace. These homemade bug bungalows might serve to welcome and sustain beneficial insects such as pollinating bees, spiders, ladybugs. They may also provide an alternative to your garden for insects that may hurt your harvest.

Learn more about bug hotels, including instructions on making your own.

Photo by Grant Hindsley

Ask The Naturalist

The curious mind loves to unravel the mysteries of the natural world. But sometimes binoculars, a magnifying lens, and a field guide just aren't enough to answer those questions. Here is your opportunity to ask our Ed Dominguez questions about native plants, large carnivores, astronomy, geology...anything, especially birds! Each week we'll post one question with an answer online and on Facebook. This week: Where The Birds Are.

Find answers to this week's question and post your own here.

Something For The Kids!

Audubon For Kids is great resource that encourages young people to explore and connect with the natural world. With exercises and activities to introduce kids to wildlife and plants, Audubon For Kids is a new way to interject nature education into our children’s daily learning. This week: The Watery World of Wading Birds Check it out!

Photo by Morgan Heim

'Bird From Home' Photo Project

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided photographers all over the country with the opportunity to view nature through a new lens—one aimed intensively at their own homes. The National Audubon Society asked three professional photographers to document the birdlife around them during their stay-at-home orders. Beginning today and over the next few weeks, we will publish their images, as well as a personal essay reflecting on each photographer's experience. You can join in by sharing your bird images by tagging them with #BirdFromHome on Instagram and other platforms.

Visit Audubon’s ‘Bird From Home’ Photo Project

Anna's Hummingbird photo by Mick Thompson

Temporary Closure

In order to protect the health and well-being of our staff, volunteers, and visitors and to help stop the spread of COVID-19, we are closing the Seward Park Audubon Center until June 30.

If you are stuck indoors and need a birdy distraction here is a beautiful page filled with Audubon’s favorite bird photos, videos, and stories.

Thank you all for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you vibrant and healthy once this crisis has come to an end.

Joey Manson, Director
Seward Park Audubon Center

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5902 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, WA 98118
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