Cruising through Harrier Heights Our North Cascades Audubon winter raptor surveys have yielded less birds this season than in past years. I am sure that one reason for this is Continue Reading →

Yesterday was seven and a half hours of creep, stop, scope, puzzle (what am I seeing in this flat light?), count, and record.  The weather was dark and cloudy as Continue Reading →

This photo is a simple view of a few Mallards on a pond. The scene is fairly common in our area whenever there is standing water. Give a Mallard a Continue Reading →

NCW Audubon has been working for years to improve habitat conditions in the Horan Natural Area. Many of the potential benefits we see come from reestablishing a source of water Continue Reading →

You Never Know What You’ll See As we all learned in high school science, there are certain basic laws of physics, like the law of gravity, for example. I have Continue Reading →

Speaker: Steve Pruett-Jones Thursday, May 15th, 4:30-6:00 PM Winthrop Library Community Room Retired University of Chicago professor Steve Pruett-Jones will share some amazing photos of parrots and discuss how escaped Continue Reading →

Occasionally, NCWAS evaluates an opportunity to assist conservation work. The need may be local, within Washington State, or, as described below, international. When these opportunities arise, the NCWAS board evaluates Continue Reading →

A Five Eagle Day Last week, we had a “One Hit Wonder.“ We drove the entire Waterville North route and saw ONE Red-tailed Hawk. That was it! Today, we started Continue Reading →