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Northern Pintail | Damien Kuzdak, Canva<\/div>\n

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Neighborhood Bird Project<\/h1>\n

Neighborhood Bird Project monitors bird species diversity in urban wildlife habitats (a.k.a. city parks and greenspaces) throughout the Seattle area thanks to the work of community scientists, and empowers community members to become advocates for wildlife habitat conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Volunteer for a Neighborhood Bird Project near you!<\/span><\/h3>\n

Volunteers conduct bird surveys at multiple points along a loop once a month in Seattle area parks, and then enter the data into an online database. Learn more about the survey protocol here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The project’s name includes neighborhood<\/em> because the intent is to enlist volunteers primarily from the neighborhood surrounding the park being surveyed. By regularly visiting their survey sites each month, volunteers are able to observe what birds use that space as the seasons change, as well as see how plants, bodies of water, and other wildlife change seasonally. In doing so, we hope volunteers develop personal connections to their survey routes and with their fellow surveyors, and become advocates for the wildlife and greenspaces in their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Neighborhood Bird Project currently operates in ten survey sites around the region. Counts are conducted on a monthly basis. View the Neighborhood Bird Project sites<\/a> through GoogleMaps.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Tiffany Linbo<\/span><\/td>\nCarkeek Park<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1st Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nintermediate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Richard Youel<\/span><\/td>\nGenesee Park<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1st Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Christine Scheele (temporary)<\/span><\/td>\nDiscovery Park<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1st Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Jeremy Schwartz<\/span><\/td>\nLake Forest Park<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1st Sunday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jane Glass<\/span><\/td>\nGolden Gardens<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1st Sunday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Witter\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSeward Park<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2nd Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nintermediate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser<\/span><\/td>\nMagnuson Park<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2nd Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connie Sidles (temporary)<\/span><\/td>\nCheasty Greenspace<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2nd Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kersti Muul<\/span><\/td>\nLincoln Park<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3rd Sunday<\/span><\/td>\nall welcome<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Penny Bolton<\/span><\/td>\nArboretum<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3rd Saturday<\/span><\/td>\nintermediate\/birding by ear skills<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* A significant amount of the birding in some parks is birding by ear due to heavy tree cover. Park leaders are willing to work with volunteers on this skill. New volunteers: please let us know your experience with birding by ear when you express interest in this project so we can find you a survey site that fits your needs, and the needs of NBP park leaders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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