Nature in Seattle. A few seasonal things to look or listen for around the Puget Sound lowlands.

Look for this month · July

  1. Bird nesting seasonAdults carrying food or nesting material · Trees, shrubs and open ground
  2. Common yarrowFlat pale flower clusters · Sunny open ground
  3. Douglas' asterPurple flowers with yellow centers · Sunny, moist open edges

Coming next month · August

  1. Common yarrowFlat pale flower clusters · Sunny open ground
  2. Douglas' asterPurple flowers with yellow centers · Sunny, moist open edges
  3. Shorebird migrationSmall feeding flocks near the water · Broad shore and wetland edges
  4. Vaux's Swift migrationLoose evening groups overhead · Open sky near dusk

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