Tonight Neighborhood Birder Holding On-Line Class

Tonight from 7-8:30, Connie Sidles, ,who lives in the neighborhood and serves on the Laurelhurst Community Club, is holding an on-line class on birds. 

Avian Love  

Connie Sidles, author of Forty-Six Views of Montlake Fill, a haiku-style book of poetry illustrated with original sumi-e paintings, will deliver a lecture and slide show all about bird love—when and how they court, partner, and breed. $22 

Constance Sidles is a master birder and long-time member of the Seattle Audubon Society. She has written four books about nature focusing on her the Montlake Fill, also known as the Union Bay Natural Area. at the Center for Urban Horticulture.

Her most recent book, Forty-Six Views of Montlake Fill includes poems and Sumi paintings about "finding joy in the connections we make with nature and with each other."

For more information go here.

Saturday Union Bay Natural Area Bird Walk

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a Saturday morning bird walk at the Union Bay Natural Area, with Julia Hansbrough & John Leszczynski from 9-11am.


The information says:

Neighborhood Bird Walks - A Wonderful Way to Meet Seattle's Birds! 

Neighborhood bird walk for beginning birders or new Seattleites will especially enjoy this exposure to the rich variety of regional bird life. Families and non-members are welcome to attend. Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to become NE 41st Street.Friends of Yesler Swamp, told the Laurelhurst Blog that Union Bay Natural Area was at one time called the Montlake Fill and the area is managed by the University of Washington. It is located near the Center for Urban Horticulture in Laurelhurst.

The UW website gave this historical background:

The Union Bay Natural Area was under water until 1916 when the new Ship Canal lowered Lake Washington by about nine feet. Later, the city of Seattle used the site as a city dump – dubbed the Montlake Landfill or Montlake Dump – but it was closed in the 1960s.

And the UW management plan says:

The public disposal site (the Montlake Dump) closed in 1964, and garbage landfilling ceased in 1966. Filling, grading, and seeding of the surface continued until 1971. A University Advisory Committee on Arboreta selected the location in 1971 for a new arboretum site.

Connie Sidles is a popular local birding expert who maintains a blog documenting the many types of birds including beautiful pictures at the nearby Union Bay Natural Area.

Go here for more information.

Upcoming Nearby Bird Walks

The Seattle Audubon Society is having several bird walks in the area.

Here is information:

Wednesday, November 20     9:00-11am     Magnuson Park 

We will be walking ~2 miles, uphill and down, looking and listening for forest birds. Then we will stroll through the wetlands, looking for water birds. As time allows, we may finally reach Lake Washington. This walk is suitable for any level of bird-watcher, including children (accompanied by adult). Bring binoculars, warm water-proof clothes/shoes, water, and a willingness to stop and listen.  

The leader is Jan Bragg. Meet at Promontory Point Environmental Learning Center, west side of boat launch parking lot off NE 65th Street.

Saturday, November 23rd     9-11am      Union Bay Natural Area 

Neighborhood bird walk for beginning birders or new Seattleites will especially enjoy this exposure to the rich variety of regional bird life. Leaders are Julia Hansbrough & John Leszczynski Families and non-members are welcome to attend. Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to become NE 41st Street

Go here for more information and to register.

Tomorrow Seattle Audubon Talk On Shorebirds

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a special talk tomorrow from 7-8:30pm at nearby Mountaineers (7700 Sand Point Way.)

The information says:

Understanding Shorebirds, the Miracle of Migration

Black-bellied Plover Red Knot Photos: © Tim Boyer Seattle Audubon is thrilled to welcome Tim Boyer as the guest speaker for our October program meeting. Tim's talk, Understanding Shorebirds, the Miracle of Migration, is about the epic migrations of shorebirds. Six of the forty-two common shorebirds found in Washington will be discussed, as we explore the trans-ocean migration of Bar-tailed Godwits, Pacific Golden-Plovers, Sanderlings and other birds that cross the majority of the Pacific Ocean. We’ll look at where they migrate, why they migrate, and how they are able to travel so far. In an effort to understand their remarkable journeys we need to look beyond the North American borders and see where shorebirds spend most of their lives. Tim Boyer is a professional nature photographer with a primary focus on the birds of North America. Shorebirds are his favorite group of birds, and he spends a lot of weekends on the Washington Coast. Tim leads photography workshops throughout the year, and is a graduate of Seattle Audubon’s Master Birder Program. Seattle Audubon's program meetings are free and open to the public. RSVP

Magnuson Audubon Walk Tomorrow

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a walk tomorrow at Magnuson park from 9-11am.

The information says:

We will be walking 2 miles, uphill and down, looking and listening for forest birds. 

Then we will stroll through the wetlands, looking for water birds.   

This walk is suitable for any level of bird-watcher, including children (accompanied by adult).  

For more information go here. 

Saturday Union Bay Natural Area Bird Walk

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a Saturday morning bird walk at the Union Bay Natural Area, with Julia Hansbrough & John Leszczynski from 9-11am. 

 

The information says:

Neighborhood Bird Walks - A Wonderful Way to Meet Seattle's Birds! 

Neighborhood bird walk for beginning birders or new Seattleites will especially enjoy this exposure to the rich variety of regional bird life. Families and non-members are welcome to attend.  Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to become NE 41st Street.

Friends of Yesler Swamp, told the Laurelhurst Blog that Union Bay Natural Area was at one time called the Montlake Fill and the area is managed by the University of Washington. It is located near the Center for Urban Horticulture in Laurelhurst.

The UW website gave this historical background: 

The Union Bay Natural Area was under water until 1916 when the new Ship Canal lowered Lake Washington by about nine feet. Later, the city of Seattle used the site as a city dump – dubbed the Montlake Landfill or Montlake Dump – but it was closed in the 1960s.

And the UW management plan says:

The public disposal site (the Montlake Dump) closed in 1964, and garbage landfilling ceased in 1966. Filling, grading, and seeding of the surface continued until 1971. A University Advisory Committee on Arboreta selected the location in 1971 for a new arboretum site.

Connie Sidles is a popular local birding expert who maintains a blog documenting the many types of birds including beautiful pictures at the nearby Union Bay Natural Area.
Go here for more information.

Saturday Union Bay Natural Area Bird Walk

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a Saturday morning bird walk at the Union Bay Natural Area, with Julia Hansbrough & John Leszczynski from 9-11am. 

The information says:

Neighborhood Bird Walks - A Wonderful Way to Meet Seattle's Birds! 

Neighborhood bird walk for beginning birders or new Seattleites will especially enjoy this exposure to the rich variety of regional bird life. Families and non-members are welcome to attend.  Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to become NE 41st Street.

Friends of Yesler Swamp, told the Laurelhurst Blog that Union Bay Natural Area was at one time called the Montlake Fill and the area is managed by the University of Washington. It is located near the Center for Urban Horticulture in Laurelhurst.

The UW website gave this historical background: 

The Union Bay Natural Area was under water until 1916 when the new Ship Canal lowered Lake Washington by about nine feet. Later, the city of Seattle used the site as a city dump – dubbed the Montlake Landfill or Montlake Dump – but it was closed in the 1960s.

And the UW management plan says:

The public disposal site (the Montlake Dump) closed in 1964, and garbage landfilling ceased in 1966. Filling, grading, and seeding of the surface continued until 1971. A University Advisory Committee on Arboreta selected the location in 1971 for a new arboretum site.

Connie Sidles is a popular local birding expert who maintains a blog documenting the many types of birds including beautiful pictures at the nearby Union Bay Natural Area.
Go here for more information.

Today Bird Walk At Magnuson With Audubon Society

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a birding walk today at Magnuson starting at 9am.

The information says:

We will be walking ~2 miles, uphill and down, looking and listening for forest birds. Then we will stroll through the wetlands, looking for water birds. As time allows, we may finally reach Lake Washington. This walk is suitable for any level of bird-watcher, including children (accompanied by adult). Bring binoculars, warm water-proof clothes/shoes, water, and a willingness to stop & listen.

 

The leader is Jan Bragg.  Meet at Promontory Point Environmental Learning Center, west side of boat launch parking lot off NE 65th Street

Go here for more information and to register.

Sunday Union Bay Natural Area Bird Walk

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a Sunday morning bird walk at the Union Bay Natural Area, with Julia Hansbrough & John Leszczynski from 9-11am. 

The information says:

Neighborhood Bird Walks - A Wonderful Way to Meet Seattle's Birds! 

Neighborhood bird walk for beginning birders or new Seattleites will especially enjoy this exposure to the rich variety of regional bird life. Families and non-members are welcome to attend.  Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to become NE 41st Street.

Jean, from Friends of Yesler Swamp, told the Laurelhurst Blog that Union Bay Natural Area was at one time called the Montlake Fill and the area is managed by the University of Washington. It is located near the Center for Urban Horticulture in Laurelhurst.

The UW website gave this historical background: 

The Union Bay Natural Area was under water until 1916 when the new Ship Canal lowered Lake Washington by about nine feet. Later, the city of Seattle used the site as a city dump – dubbed the Montlake Landfill or Montlake Dump – but it was closed in the 1960s.

And the UW management plan says:

The public disposal site (the Montlake Dump) closed in 1964, and garbage landfilling ceased in 1966. Filling, grading, and seeding of the surface continued until 1971. A University Advisory Committee on Arboreta selected the location in 1971 for a new arboretum site.

Connie Sidles is a popular local birding expert who maintains a blog documenting the many types of birds including beautiful pictures at the nearby Union Bay Natural Area.
Go here for more information.

Tomorrow Audubon Bird Walk At Magnuson

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a morning bird walk at Magnuson with Karen Wosilait tomorrow from 9-11am. 

The information says: 

Magnuson Park offers a variety of habitats, including ponds, forest, fields, and a lake named after a president. 

We will be walking 2 miles, up hill and down, looking and listening for forest birds.  Then we will stroll through the wetlands, looking for water birds.  This walk is suitable for any level of bird-watcher, including children (accompanied by adult).  Bring binoculars, warm water-proof clothes/shoes, water, and a willingness to stop and listen.

Meet at 9am at the Promontory Point Environmental Learning Center, a red-metal-roofed structure next to the little drive-in road at the west edge of parking lot E-1. It is marked with a pink square on the Magnuson Park map.

Saturday Audubon Bird Walk At Union Bay Natural Area

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a Saturday morning bird walk at the Union Bay Natural Area, a with Julia Hansbrough & John Leszczynski tomorrow from 9-11am. 

The information says:

Neighborhood Bird Walks - A Wonderful Way to Meet Seattle's Birds! 

Neighborhood bird walk for beginning birders or new Seattleites will especially enjoy this exposure to the rich variety of regional bird life. Families and non-members are welcome to attend.  Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to become NE 41st Street.

Jean, from Friends of Yesler Swamp, told the Laurelhurst Blog that Union Bay Natural Area was at one time called the Montlake Fill and the area is managed by the University of Washington. It is located near the Center for Urban Horticulture in Laurelhurst.

The UW website gave this historical background: 

The Union Bay Natural Area was under water until 1916 when the new Ship Canal lowered Lake Washington by about nine feet. Later, the city of Seattle used the site as a city dump – dubbed the Montlake Landfill or Montlake Dump – but it was closed in the 1960s.

And the UW management plan says:

The public disposal site (the Montlake Dump) closed in 1964, and garbage landfilling ceased in 1966. Filling, grading, and seeding of the surface continued until 1971. A University Advisory Committee on Arboreta selected the location in 1971 for a new arboretum site.

Connie Sidles is a popular local birding expert who maintains a blog documenting the many types of birds including beautiful pictures at the nearby Union Bay Natural Area.

Go here for more information.    

Tomorrow Audubon Bird Walk At Magnuson

The Seattle Audubon Society is having a morning bird walk at Magnuson with Jan Swagg tomorrow from 9-11a. 

The information says: 

Magnuson Park offers a variety of habitats, including ponds, forest, fields, and a lake named after a president. 

We will be walking ~2 miles, up hill and down, looking and listening for forest birds.  Then we will stroll through the wetlands, looking for water birds.  As time allows, we may finally reach Lake Washington. This walk is suitable for any level of bird-watcher, including children (accompanied by adult).  Bring binoculars, warm water-proof clothes/shoes, water, and a willingness to stop and listen.

Meet at 9am at the Promontory Point Environmental Learning Center, a red-metal-roofed structure next to the little drive-in road at the west edge of parking lot E-1. It is marked with a pink square on the Magnuson Park map.