Joan Carson

A founding member of Kitsap Audubon, the local chapter of the National Audubon Society, Joan Carson is a columnist whose primary subjects are birds, birdwatchers and birding. For more than four decades, her columns have appeared regularly in the Kitsap Sun, Tacoma News Tribune, The Olympian and the Peninsula Daily News. Joan is past president of the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association and has traveled throughout North America and the world while enjoying and writing about outdoor subjects. The granddaughter of Kitsap County pioneers, she lives with her husband in Poulsbo in their own Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary that was established with the National Wildlife Federation and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in 1976.

Articles & Blog Posts

• Article: Brant Geese Numbers Swell in the Spring
  (April 5, 2018) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: Interesting Winter Bird Flocks
  (January 23, 2018)
• Article: Time to Count Birds
  (December 11, 2017) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: Song Sleuth with Sibley
  (December 6, 2017)
• Article: Small Birds with Big Voices
  (September 14, 2017) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: September Is the Month for Migrants
  (September 6, 2017)
• Article: A Walk in the Woods
  (August 10, 2017) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: Enjoying Birdwatching from Aboard the Local Ferries
  (July 19, 2017)
• Blog Post: Spotting Yellow Birds is a Treat in the Pacific Northwest
  (May 17, 2017)
• Article: Who Nests in Your Yard?
  (May 8, 2017) in Featured & The Garden
• Article: An Estuary in the Spring
  (March 31, 2017) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: Owls and Outdoor Toilets
  (March 28, 2017)
• Blog Post: Signs of Spring — Valentine’s Day is Time for Hummingbird Courtship
  (February 10, 2017)
• Article: Winter is Birdhouse Time
  (February 3, 2017) in Featured & The Garden
• Article: Holiday Birds
  (December 22, 2016) in Featured & The Home
• Blog Post: Identification Guidelines for Bird Watchers
  (November 29, 2016)
• Article: Fall Migration Fuels Feeder Activity
  (September 26, 2016) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: A Walk on the Edge for Birdwatchers
  (September 14, 2016)
• Article: Northwest Birds Meet Northwest Visitors
  (August 22, 2016) in Featured & The Garden
• Article: South of the Border Visitors
  (June 27, 2016) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: New Local Book Focused on Puget Sound Region’s Birds
  (June 22, 2016)
• Blog Post: The More Plants in the Yard — the More Birds
  (April 14, 2016)
• Article: Name that Warbler — Heralding the Arrival of Spring
  (April 7, 2016) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: Time to Think About Birdhouses
  (February 19, 2016)
• Blog Post: Supporting Wildlife Refuges by Collecting Duck Stamps
  (January 26, 2016)
• Article: A Winter Bird Walk
  (January 18, 2016) in Featured & The Garden
• Blog Post: Christmas Gifts for Birdwatchers
  (December 15, 2015)
• Blog Post: How You Can Be Part of Thanksgiving Bird Count
  (November 20, 2015)
• Article: Special Winter Birds
  (November 5, 2015) in Featured & The Garden
• Article: Nature’s Bounty in the Fall — The Table is Set for the Birds
  (September 3, 2015) in Featured & The Garden