Your Corvid Crier for October

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Did you know that when you click a story here in The Corvid Crier you land at the Eastside Audubon website? This e-newsletter stays in your email, and you can come back to it and click to read another story.

Or you can stay on the website, go to the home page, and click October Headlines for quick links to all the same stories. Both options are there for you any time. Enjoy the stories!

Creating Bird Friendly Communities in 2014

Varied Thrush,
by Mick Thompson

When the Eastside Audubon board met in August for its second retreat of the year, the focus was on bringing nationwide Audubon strategies into our own back yards.
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Invitation: Audubon WA Conference in Bellevue

Marbled Murrelet,
by R. Lowe (USFWS)

All Eastside Audubon members are eligible to register for this year's Audubon Council of Washington on Saturday, October 5. Special events precede and follow.
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Missing Ingredient in EAS Election: Candidates

Bogie couldn't
do it alone.
Neither can we.

In case you skipped the news last month, we're repeating our call for a few Eastside Audubon members to stand for board positions in our November election.
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Environmentalist of the Year Nominations Open

Jim Rettig, 2012 Environmentalist of the Year, by Mick Thompson

Jim Rettig,
EOY 2012,
by Mick Thompson

Each year Eastside Audubon recognizes an individual or group for making a unique contribution to protect birds, animals, and their habitat. We invite you to send a nomination.

New IBA Protects Shrub-steppe Grouse Habitat

Greater Sage-Grouse,
by Stephen Ting (USFWS)

An area of prime Greater Sage-Grouse habitat west of Spokane is the newest Audubon-designated Important Bird Area in Washington.

Pink-legged Gulls: Birds of the Month

Hybrid Glaucous-winged and Western Gull, by Mick Thompson

That Tricky
"Olympic Gull,"
by Mick Thompson

Around here, we see lots of Glaucous-winged, Western, and Herring Gulls. Plus, maybe more than any of those, there's the hybrid of Glaucous-winged and Western. Confusing? Uh-huh.
Andy McCormick helps sort things out.

Birding Calendar: Walks, Trips & Activities

Local Birding

October 2 (Wednesday): Marymoor Park
October 15 (Tuesday): Juanita Bay Park
October 16 (Wednesday): Lake Sammamish State Park
October 28 (Monday): Birding the Hot Spots of King County

Family Birding

September 28 (Saturday): Lake Sammamish State Park
October 5 (Saturday): Snoqualmie Valley Trail (Duvall)
October 6 (Sunday): Eastside Park Rangers Nature Walk (Kirkland)

Field Trips

October 23: Whidbey Island
October 26: Fox Island to Key Peninsula

Beginning birders and non-members are welcome. Please read our tips for successful birding with Eastside Audubon.

Printable list of October activities
Calendar at a glance

Recycling Tip

Remember to recycle your compact fluorescent bulbs, because the mercury in them is deadly in the landfill. Home Depot takes them.
Styrofoam reminder: No more dropoffs at EAS meetings. Please go to Ecofoam Recycles in Woodinville.
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Volume 33, Number 7
October, 2013

October Program:

Seeking Swifts