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July 2014 Update: Thornton Creek Confluence Project
The South Fork of Thornton Creek flows eastward through culverts under 35th Ave NE at NE 107th Street in Meadowbrook. Work is underway this summer to widen and improve this channel of Thornton Creek. Instead of a straight, vegetation-choked channel, … Continue reading
Posted in Meadowbrook neighborhood, Nature and wildlife
Tagged fish, Seattle, Thornton Creek Watershed System
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The Great Backyard Bird Count 2014
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as fifteen minutes (or as … Continue reading
The Seattle Archipelago, A.D. 7014
Valarie says: This map is based upon information about what would happen if all of the world’s ice sheets melted, flooding Seattle. We see that the Wedgwood neighborhood would survive!
Birds Watching
Larry Hubbell is a renowned artist, photographer and author of the Union Bay Watch Blog which tracks the birds and animals on the body of water south of Laurelhurst. Larry is especially well-known for documenting the daily life of eagles who like … Continue reading
How Birds Cope With Cold in Winter | Audubon Magazine
Reblogged from How Birds Cope with Cold in Winter, Audubon Magazine: Each autumn as many birds begin epic journeys to warmer climates, there are always some species that stay put for the winter. These winter birds have a better … Continue reading
Chipping Away
Originally posted on Short & Tweet Bird Reports:
This week’s photo, taken June 1, 2013 at the Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) in Seattle, WA, features a CHIPPING SPARROW. On the first day of June of this year, I…
The Yardbirds
Originally posted on Short & Tweet Bird Reports:
This week’s photo, taken June 16, 2013 through our dining room window in northeast Seattle, WA, features one of 5 RED CROSSBILLS that dropped by to bathe in our front yard bird…
Ms. Majestic in Flight
Originally posted on Sirfishalot's Blog:
Here is another look at one of the more common hawks found in Washington’s Skagit Valley. This is from my earlier trip up there in March. On this particular afternoon I had hung around…
Union Bay blogger Larry Hubbell featured in The Seattle Times
Originally posted on montlaker:
Image: Seattle Times / Marcus Yam Local nature blog Union Bay Watch has really taken off in the past year, thanks to the passionate and patient work of Montlake resident Larry Hubbell. This morning Larry and…
Meadowbrook Pond: Farewell Until Fall
Meadowbrook is the name of the neighborhood to the north of Wedgwood from NE 95th to 125th Streets and includes the sites of Nathan Hale High School, Meadowbrook Community Center and the Pond. Meadowbrook Pond is located directly across from … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 