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Want to see Eastside Audubon's March birding and events on paper? Simply view and print the Corvid Crier Digest.

March News

BirdLoop Sign Tells Marymoor Story
Requests, Anyone? Seeking Suggestions for Speakers, Programs
Summer Camp Scholars to Work on Saving the Sound

Our Annual Volunteer Celebration: April 12

Amit Kulkarni and Kabir Aski, by Mick Thompson

EAS Volunteer
Amit Kulkarni with Nephew Kabir Aski, by Mick Thompson

We'll be marking National Volunteer Week with a big thank you dinner in honor of the hard-working people who keep Eastside Audubon going. Bring your family for food and fun!
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Making the East Side a Bird Friendly Community

Cedar Waxwing,
by Dan Streiffert

This month Eastside Audubon launches a new initiative to make the East Side a more hospitable stopover for birds migrating on the Pacific Flyway. It all starts in our back yards.
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Birding Class: Spring Shorebirds

Semipalmated Plover,
by Tim Boyer

No wonder this Semipalmated Plover is hungry: Its migration to the arctic may be 8,000 miles! Learn all about the many shorebirds that stop every spring on the Washington coast to refuel in a class and field trip with Tim Boyer.
Starts April 8.
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Birding Class: Washington Woodpeckers

Pileated Woodpecker,
by Mick Thompson

Twelve woodpecker species inhabit our state from sea level to the boreal forests to the semiarid valleys of eastern Washington. Join master birder Brian Bell to explore their world in a classroom session and two field trips.
Starts March 7.
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Youth Education: A Friend for the RUHU

Rufous Hummingbird,
by Dan Streiffert

The at-risk Rufous Hummingbird has a new supporter in Julia Stafford, a student at the International School whose senior project is to chart the RUHU's migration. EAS's Mary Britton-Simmons is mentoring Julia as she pursues her research and blogs about it.

Read Julia's blog

Orange-crowned Warbler: Bird of the Month

Orange-crowned Warbler,
by Dan Streiffert

Hardy and early-to-migrate, the Orange-crowned Warbler is more intriguing than its drab looks suggest. Andy McCormick shares the silly tip that may just help you recognize this bird's spring song.
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Birding Calendar: Walks, Trips & Activities

Local Birding

March 7 (Friday): Great Blue Heron Viewing in Kenmore
March 18 (Tuesday): Juanita Bay Park
March 24 (Monday): Birding the Hot Spots of King County
March 25 (Tuesday): Lake Sammamish State Park

Family Birding

March 2 (Sunday): Eastside Park Rangers Nature Walk

Field Trips

March 9 (Sunday): Montlake Fill
March 22 (Saturday): Theler Wetlands via Southworth

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

Printable list of March activities
Calendar at a glance

Volume 34, Number 2
March, 2014

March Program:
The Music of Nature, with Martyn Stewart

Thursday, March 27

7 p.m.