The Corvid Crier 
Greetings   
In September we pick up the pace of birding and family activities and catch up on a lot of chapter news. Welcome back to The Corvid Crier!
New EAS Bylaws: Why and How to Vote
Cooper's Hawk, by Larry Engles
Cooper's Hawk, by Larry Engles
The board has rewritten the EAS bylaws to keep the chapter in step with changing times. Find out what's been revised and why, then vote on ratification September 26.
Opportunity Awaits You at Eastside Audubon
Bald Eagle Fledgling, Heritage Park, July 2013, by Mick Thompson
Bald Eagle Fledgling, by Mick Thompson
You can help your chapter, learn a new skill, be part of a dynamic leadership team, and accumulate good karma -- all by volunteering for a board position.
 
Fall Shorebirds Class Starts Soon. Sign Up!
Greater Yellowlegs, by Tim Boyer
Greater Yellowlegs,
by Tim Boyer
Pro photographer and shorebird specialist Tim Boyer leads this September class featuring an evening prep session and a full-day trip to Grays Harbor.
 
EAS to Advise on Marymoor Floodplain Project
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Marymoor Park, September 2011, by Ollie Oliver
Black-throated Gray Warbler at Marymoor Park, by Ollie Oliver
A floodplain restoration project getting underway at Marymoor Park in Redmond will have advisory guidance from the Eastside Audubon Conservation Committee.
 
Coal Export: Why We Should Care
Coal Train, by Callum Black (Wikimedia Commons)
Coal Train, by Callum Black (Wikimedia Commons)
The good news is that America is weaning itself from burning coal, says Kittitas Audubon president Jim Briggs in this guest opinion. The bad news is that we aren't weaning ourselves from mining it.
 
Suits Meet Grass Roots at Audubon Convention
Western Scrub-Jay by Larry Engles
Western Scrub-Jay, by Larry Engles
EAS Treasurer Dora Rajkhowa recaps the first National Audubon convention in 13 years, which she and Secretary Linda Gresky attended in July.
 
Teachers, Look Inside the Bird Discovery Box 
Bird Discovery Box, Mick Thompson photo
Bird Discovery Box contents, by Mick Thompson
Are you interested in expanding your nature units to include birds? Borrow the Bird Discovery Box from the Youth Education Committee.
 
Surplus Binoculars and Field Guides? 
Binoculars and books, by Mick Thompson
Photo by Mick Thompson
Donate them! Eastside Audubon will take them off your hands and share them with high school birding clubs. Please email the Youth Education Committee.

 
More September News   
The 3 Crabs Restaurant by Suzanne Warner, rvingandtravels.blogspot.com
The 3 Crabs Restaurant,
 by Suzanne Warner

Red Knot: Bird of the Month
Red Knots, by Larry Engles
Red Knots, by Larry Engels
During late summer this tideland specialist takes on the colors of sand and shoreline vegetation, blending in with other shorebirds.
Birding Calendar: Walks, Trips & Activities

Local Birding
September 4 (Wednesday): Marymoor Park
September 17 (Tuesday): Juanita Bay Park
September 23 (Monday): Birding the Hot Spots of King County
September 24 (Tuesday): Lake Sammamish State Park

Family Birding
September 1 (Sunday): Eastside Park Rangers Nature Walk
September 14 (Saturday): Swift Night Out (Monroe)
September 28 (Saturday): Lake Sammamish State Park
October 5 (Saturday): Snoqualmie Valley Trail (Duvall)

Field Trips
September 10: Grays Harbor County
September 14: Whidbey Island

Beginning birders and non-members are welcome. Please read our guidelines.

View a printable list of September activities
View the calendar at a glance
Recycling Tip
No need to pile up Styrofoam in your garage until an EAS meeting. Now you can get rid of it close to home.
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Volume 33, Number 6
September, 2013
September Program:
Climate Change in Washington State and Beyond
Forest Fire, by U.S. Forest Service
Photo by USFS
Thursday, September 26
7 p.m.
David Peterson, U.S. Forest Service research biologist, on confronting a  warmer world
Read more 
 
Marymoor Park
Work Party 
Merlin, Marymoor Park, September 2012, by Ollie Oliver
Merlin, by Ollie Oliver
Saturday, September 7
9 a.m. to noon
Public welcome!
Committee Meetings 
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