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Built to Catch Bugs: Adaptations of Insect-Eating Birds

Built to Catch Bugs: Adaptations of Insect-Eating Birds

Purple Martins | Keith Kingdon | Audubon Photography Awards This article was originally published in our Spring 2026 Issue of EarthCare Northwest, Birds Connect Seattle’s quarterly member newsletter. Read the full issue and become a member today.  by Carol Roll,...
Magnuson Barn Owls Get a New Box

Magnuson Barn Owls Get a New Box

Barn Owl | Matthew Patterson | Audubon Photography Awards Former Nature Camper plays it forward for owls. If you’ve ever been at Magnuson Park in North Seattle at twilight and heard a strange “scream” you may have encountered one of the parks beloved Barn Owls. For...
Murder on the Move: UW Bothell Crow Roost Taking Flight

Murder on the Move: UW Bothell Crow Roost Taking Flight

Crow flock at sunset | Win Yuu | Canva This article was originally published in the print version of the Fall 2024 issue of EarthCare Northwest. Special thanks to Dr. Douglas Wacker, UW Bothell Associate Professor, for his insights on local crow behavior. by Carol...
Knock, Knock. Who’s There?

Knock, Knock. Who’s There?

Red-breasted Sapsucker | Mick Thompson | Audubon Photography Awards by Carol Roll, Development Director Have you ever come across a tree and seen a distinctly “woodpecker” looking hole, and wondered, I wonder what made that? Or more specifically, what kind of...