The Corvid Crier

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

May News

Administrative Assistant Wanted for EAS
Hummingbirds at Home: A Call to Action from National Audubon
Rufous Hummingbirds: A Special Presentation

Birdathon 2014 Is Here!

American Kestrel,
by Dan Streiffert

Do you have a creative new way of birding for pledges? Are you the first-time pledge-getter who'll be Rookie of the Year? Or will you just rock BIrdathon your own way? Here's everything you need to do it:
Birdathon 2014 Toolkit
Ways to Birdathon, 2014
Create Your Own Birdathon
Robidoux Repeats Birdathon Challenge Grant

Birdathon 2014 Walks and Trips

Geary Britton-Simmons Gets Golden Eagle

Geary Britton-Simmons,
by Mick Thompson

For his four successful years running the EAS plant sale, Geary received the first-ever award for service "above and beyond." Three girls also received a new citation for junior volunteers.
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Michael Hobbs: Twenty Years at Marymoor

Michael Hobbs,
by Ollie Oliver

On the twentieth anniversary of his weekly bird surveys at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Michael Hobbs reflects on some notable rarities and the Marymoorons who help search for them.

Yellow Warbler: Bird of the Month

Yellow Warbler,
by Mick Thompson

Singing a sweet, sweet song, the yellowest of wood warblers arrives in the Pacific Northwest in late April and mid-May after seven months in sunnier climes. And that's just one way it's smart.
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Future Scientist Wins EAS Scholarship

Jadon Shiller, by permission of his family

Jadon Schiller,
by permission

Jadon Schiller, a senior at Bellevue High School, has been chosen by the Youth Education Committee to receive Eastside Audubon's Brian Gershon Scholarship for a college-bound high school senior.
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Birding Calendar: Walks, Trips & Activities

May, during Birdathon, is the only time we ask for a donation on some of our birding walks and trips. We welcome you to enjoy the best of spring birding as you support Eastside Audubon.

Local Birding

May 10 (Saturday): Dawn Chorus Walk, Mercer Slough
May 20 (Tuesday): Juanita Bay Park
May 21 (Wednesday): Lake Sammamish State Park
May 26 (Monday): Birding the Hot Spots of King County

Family Birding

May 3 (Saturday): Great Blue Herons, Marymoor Park, Redmond

May 4 (Sunday): Eastside Park Rangers Nature Walk

May 25 (Sunday): Bald Eagle Nest, Heritage Park, Kirkland

May 31 (Saturday): Family Birding Walk, Lake Hills Trail, Bellevue

Field Trips