Skagit Audubon Society

Photo by Ann Kramer

Watching Birds - Protecting Habitat - Connecting With Nature

Our mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.  

Skagit Audubon depends on volunteers to put on awesome programs, educational activities, field trips, this website and more! If you have talent or time to share, please visit our VOLUNTEER page to learn more. Thank you!

Please Read:  Skagit Audubon Needs Your Help!

Like any all-volunteer organization, Skagit Audubon can only function when members step forward to fill essential roles. Starting July 1st, key board positions will be vacant. These include President, Secretary, and several At-Large board positions. The duties of these offices are not onerous.

The primary responsibility of Skagit Audubon’s President is to set the agendas for the year’s 10 board meetings and preside over those and the 10 general membership meetings. In the President’s absence, other board members readily fill in. Ideally, the incoming President of Skagit Audubon will already have had experience serving on the board of this or some other Audubon chapter.

The Secretary takes the minutes at the board meetings. Most committee chairs submit their report in advance, making minutes-taking minimal and easy. The At-Large members attend board meetings to contribute their ideas and expertise, and they serve on one or more committees.

Skagit Audubon also needs more non-board volunteers to lead field trips, help with education programs, and staff the chapter’s table at festivals and other events.

With almost 500 members Skagit Audubon has a strong membership base. There is clearly interest in having a healthy local Audubon Society chapter in a place so important for birds, as well as in having a united voice on related environmental issues. Please think about how you could devote a small amount of time to keeping Skagit Audubon the vital organization it has been since its founding 44 years ago.

Contact any member of the Nominations Committee to express your interest in helping:

John Day           president@skagitaudubon.org

Jon Barrett       jonb@skagitaudubon.org 

Ann Skinner     anns@skagitaudubon.org

Tim Manns       conservation@skagitaudubon.org

2026 GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT FINAL RESULTS

The World Turned Out for the Birds — and Each Other

Few things are as inspiring as watching birds. They busily navigate their daily lives: singing, flocking, calling, feeding, socializing, and surviving. Closely rivaling the wonderment of birds are birders themselves. Birders from all corners of the world came together for the Great Backyard Bird Count, defying the barriers that seek to divide us in our quest to celebrate birds and the natural world. Like nothing else, birds are a unifying force of amazement. Together 8,257 species were found which is 179 more than in 2025.

Dive more deeply into the results here: 2026 Final Results – Great Backyard Bird Count  

From the Skagit Audubon Board of Directors: All those who plan to participate in our group activities are asked to stay up-to-date on their vaccinations and stay home if they are feeling unwell in order to foster good community health and protect more vulnerable citizens. Thank you.