Seattle Bird Week

 

The Seward Park Audubon Center, Seattle Public Library, and Seattle Parks and Rec are teaming up to celebrate the first Seattle Bird Week. Events start with a nature writing class at Seattle Central Library on Sunday, April 22 and end with free guided bird walks in several parks around the city on Saturday, April 28th.

For more information about events see the Bird Week pages on the Seward Audubon and Seattle Public Library websites.

American Wigeon at Matthews Beach

Matthews Beach is one of the best spots in Seattle to observe American wigeons. They hang out here in large flocks this time of year, grazing on the lawn and dabbling for water plants. On this trip I even saw a male Eurasian wigeon mixed in, but didn’t get a clear photo of him. (The Eurasians are uncommon visitors all the way from Siberia.)

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