Arizona Hummingbird Challenge
Sierra Vista, Arizona is known as the Hummingbird Capital of the US. Experience seeing different hummingbirds at the feeders and see how many you can identify.
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How do birds navigate?
Jul 17th 2013, 23:50 by T.S. FOR decades scientists have known that birds’ ability to navigate with great accuracy over long distances, in some cases migrating from one side of the world to the other, relies on a magnetic sense … Continue reading →
Inspiring Videos: Natural Solutions for Natural Disasters
You can help reduce the impact of destructive megafires and improve the health of our forests and grasslands by supporting our team of fireworkers. Watch Video » Act Now » With the help of supporters like you, The Nature Conservancy … Continue reading →
3 Years Of Gulf Oil Spill Photos Show Ongoing Impact
July 15, 2013 marks the third anniversary of BP stopping an uncontrolled flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly three months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and killed 11 men, BP capped the undersea well that … Continue reading →
Audubon California News — July 2013
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS July 2013 GHO and Pygmy Owl, David Hunter. Great Horned Owls are the largest owl in North America, the Pygmy Owl is the second smallest owl in North America. Both of these owls are full grown and are … Continue reading →
Audubon July Advisory
July 2013 Saltmarsh Sparrows are extremely vulnerable to even a slight rise in sea level, since they nest exclusively in marsh habitat along the Northeast coast. (Photo by nebirdsplus / Flickr Creative Commons) President Obama Announces Plan to Combat Climate … Continue reading →
Audubon Newsletter: 8 Summer Birding Trails
(Illustration by Noah Woods) 8 Great Summer Birding Trails From Maine to California, here’s our guide to planning your road trip around some unforgettable birding. These birding trails wend through charming towns and rural outposts, while also connecting the … Continue reading →
Ugly Spider
Carolyn Stables (PAS Member) found this in her garden: More Information on the Spider: Species Argiope argentata – Silver Argiope Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Order Araneae (Spiders) Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders) No Taxon (Entelegynes … Continue reading →
Tijuana Slough NWR Trip Report
Birders, Here is the McCoy trail south report. The McCoy trail north report will follow next. Any corrections, please let me know. Thanks for all your help in finding the birds. I don’t think anyone continued to bird 7th St., … Continue reading →
Deadly Wildfires Permanently Changing Arizona’s Desert Forest Wildlife Habitats?
Dean Peak Wildfire, Arizona (Bureau of Land Management/Herberta Schroeder) America’s worst wildfire-fighting tragedy in generations struck on Sunday as 19 firefighters were killed near Yarnell, Arizona. The impacts of the firestorm on wildlife and ecosystems … Continue reading →