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Christmas Bird Count | Doug Plumber<\/div>\n

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Our Regional Initiatives<\/span><\/h1>\n

Beyond our local, urban home and service area, Birds Connect Seattle participates in a diverse array of regional initiatives and projects to support birds across the Pacific Flyway and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Established in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count (CBC)<\/a> is the longest running community science survey in North American. Birds Connect Seattle has been coordinating the Seattle count area for over 90 years. This data is compiled by National Audubon<\/a>\u00a0and contributes to our understanding of winter bird populations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Climate Watch<\/a> is an innovative community-science program that enlists volunteer birders across North America to count certain target species twice each year. The data collected by volunteer scientists help track whether birds are moving in accordance with projections from <\/span>Audubon\u2019s climate models.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Northern Spotted Owls are in crisis, especially in Washington State. Populations here have declined by 75-80% since the mid-90s. Currently the Northern Spotted Owl is protected under the Endangered Species Act. In 2024, the US Fish & Wildlife Service will finalize a Barred Owl Management Strategy and Environmental Impact Statement for the purpose of protecting the Northern Spotted Owl from further decline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more about Birds Connect Seattle’s position<\/a> on this strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Martin Miller Fund<\/a> was started in 1987 for the purpose of acquiring habitat to be protected in perpetuity for plants, animals, birds, fish, and their ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Puget Sound Seabird Survey<\/a> gathered valuable data on wintering seabird populations in Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and waters surrounding the San Juan Islands. The data collection portion of this project has been transferred to the Puget Sound Bird Observatory, and Birds Connect Seattle will now focus its resources on on data analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: National Audubon Society \u00a9 2020<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.5.1\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"2_3,1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.5.1\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_column type=\"2_3\" _builder_version=\"4.5.1\" _module_preset=\"default\"][lwp_divi_breadcrumbs admin_label=\" \" _builder_version=\"4.5.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\"][\/lwp_divi_breadcrumbs][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"]\n

Our Impact<\/span><\/h2>\nSeattle's Urban Conservation Program envisions Seattle as a place where both people and birds thrive. We do this by protecting and enhancing urban habitat, reducing the impacts of the built environment on birds and wildlife, and engaging people in projects that benefit birds, nature, and the neighborhoods we live in.<\/span>\n\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" toggle_level=\"h4\"][et_pb_accordion_item title=\"Bird-safe Cities\" open=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" link_option_url=\"\/urban-conservation\"]\n\nIn July 2020, Seattle Audubon launched a new strategic plan called Cities at the Center.<\/em> For at least the next three years, we'll be focusing internal resources to drive Seattle-area cities to adopt strategies that reduce urban hazards to birds, prioritizing bird-safe builing practices and reducing anti-coagulant rodenticide use. More information on Bird-safe Cities coming soon! \n\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" toggle_level=\"h4\"][et_pb_accordion_item title=\"Capitol Hill Connections\" open=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"]\n\nCapitol Hill Connections is a collaborative effort by Seattle's Urban Bird Treaty City partners to restrict pesticide use at Cal Anderson Park, engage the Capitol Hill community in park stewadship events, and develop a vegetation plan for habitat enhancements along 11th Ave E. The planned enhancements would help connect habitat patches from Seattle University up to Volunteer Park through the most densely populated urban village in the Pacific Northwest.\n\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" toggle_level=\"h4\"][et_pb_accordion_item title=\"Seattle: An Urban Bird Treaty City\" open=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"]\n\n\"UrbanIn May 2017, Seattle Audubon with partner organizations led Seattle in becoming a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Urban Bird Treaty City. By signing the <\/span>Urban Bird Treaty<\/a>, the city recognizes the importance of protecting urban bird habitat, reducing hazards to migrating birds and connecting people to nature. The Seattle Audubon Conservation program leads the coalition of partners committed to protect migrating birds in the Pacific Flyway. <\/span>\n\nThe Urban Bird Treaty Signing was featured on a variety of media outlets: <\/strong>\n\n\"Urban Bird Treaty City celebration at Lincoln Park<\/a>,\" West Seattle Blog, 5 May 2017<\/i>\n\n\"The Jet City agrees to better share the skies with birds<\/a>,\" Paige Browning, KUOW, 5 May 2017<\/em>\n\n\"City of Seattle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to sign Urban Bird Treaty<\/a>,\" USFWS, 4 May 2017<\/em>\n\n\"Guest Editorial: Neighborhood Flyways Campaign reminds us that nature is never far away<\/a>,\" Seth Shteir, 2 May 2017<\/em>\n\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.5.1\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.7.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"]\n

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