Northwest Nature Notes

A male Varied Thrush. Hear his unusual song below. You know springtime is upon us when Varied Thrushes and Dark-eyed Juncos insist on wa...

This is the time of year when our resident birds begin to sing. Already I have heard Anna’s Hummingbird, Bewick’s Wren, American Robin, Vari...

Spring is a wonderful time of year for the Northwest naturalist. Everything seems to be happening at once. Migrating birds arrive every day....

Spring in the Pacific Northwest was made for amphibians. They flourish in cooler temperatures than reptiles, and they do best where it’s we...

Spring has sprung, or at least it’s about to spring, and it’s the time of year when amphibian activity becomes most noticeable. Washingto...