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Go East, Young Finch!

photo by Jeff Larsen As I write this, I am being serenaded by the bubbly song of a House Finch just outside my window. You might be hearing this song too. House Finches are currently among the most prolific singers. These cheerful, colorful birds that frequent our yards and feeders […]

Drum Solo at the Fill

Some Sing (Spotted Towhee top); Others Drum (Chilean Flicker bottom) Early spring light encourages birds to sing, and for some, to drum. Yesterday, Seattle’s Union Bay Natural Area was alive with birds – 43 species my friend  and I tallied in two hours – including waterfowl, raptors, gulls, wrens, warblers […]