10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2011

Seattle’s Discovery Park, a 534-acre jewel on Puget Sound, is described in A Birder’s Guide to Washington as “Seattle’s best one-stop birding venue&# so, clearly, a visit there is in order. The Varied Thrush that spent this past winter in Central Park, the only example of the species I have seen.

Seattle 160

Seattle Rhinoceros Puffins United States 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Alex Washoe is a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. It often seemed like we had more Flickers come into the center than any other species of bird. The result is the same though — loose Flicker and plenty of fun hunting him down. who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West.

Woodpeckers 219

Woodpeckers Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Seattle 219

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Molly Hashimoto is an illustrator, birder, and teacher (she teaches plein air watercolor painting and printmaking at nature institutes near her native Seattle), and in Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide she masterfully brings all skills into play. The index lists bird species by whole name, which is less than satisfactory.

Birds 145

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Seattle doesn’t root just for the Seahawks … study reports that Emerald City residents (and those of Berlin, Germany) find common birds like finches and corvids worth opening their wallets for. Someone better tell that flamingo not to stay put and avoid Malta, where voters narrowly rejected a ban on hunting migratory birds.

Malta 181

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 181