Birding in a time of plague
By Stephen Grace
A few days ago I saw a Townsend’s solitaire on a bluff above Discovery Bay. I had this species in mind because a...
Songbirds of Port Townsend
With the spring "dawn chorus" in full swing, we thought it would be appropriate to rerun local photographer and Land Trust Natural History Society...
Insectivore Birds Part 2
Here’s the second of a two-part series on insect-eating birds. In Part 1 I wrote of the importance of insects, and described some of...
After hazing and avian flu: Will the last colony of Caspian Terns in the...
The Caspian Tern colony, the one across the bay from the Port Townsend waterfront, was just wiped out by avian flu. Nearly. An overflight...
Oystercatchers
The Black Oystercatcher is a spectacular shorebird that lives right here on the shores of the Salish Sea, and all along the West Coast...
Millions of Birds in Trump’s Crosshairs
By Karen Sullivan
A new interpretation of a century-old law meant to protect birds would not only leave more birds dead, it would also add...
Clever Crows
Everyone has a crow story. Some people fear crows, and pointedly identify a flock as a murder of crows. Others, like me, appreciate them...
Birds In Flight
This Rufous Hummingbird visits our garden every summer and perches on the same treetop. Then he migrates on, as far south as Mexico.
Watching birds,...
Port Townsend’s Red-footed Booby: A messenger from the future
A little after noon on July 31, 2024, Colleen Farrell, biologist aboard a Puget Sound Express vessel, identified a Red-footed Booby sitting on a...
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Our Local Baby Birds
Feature photo: Mallard Duckling at Kah Tai Lagoon
All photos by Wendy Feltham.
One of the delights of summer in Port Townsend is noticing baby birds...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
Insects on the Peninsula
Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars
We are fortunate to live on the Olympic Peninsula for so many reasons. One that doesn’t get enough attention is that...
So Long, Pygmy Kayaks
More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...
PT & Me: Living the Good Life in a Bubble
Some 40 years before the Pandemic, I climbed aboard my 21-foot wooden sloop in Seattle and groped north up fogbound Puget Sound, headed for...
