Author Archives: Palomar
Alert: Speak up to save nesting Piping Plovers
NESTING PIPING PLOVERS AND THEIR CHICKS IMMINENTLY THREATENED Piping Plovers build their nests and raise their chicks on the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Modest, science-based protections, put in place in 2008, have helped this endangered bird nest successfully … Continue reading
Fifth Dead Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
Posted by Alexander Nguyen on May 5, 2015 in Life | 46 Views | Leave a response Mosquitoes can carry West Nile virus. Image via San Diego County Twitter An American crow found in Lemon Grove was the fifth dead … Continue reading
Bird Conservation News – Gulf-Wide Effort to Protect Beach Nesting Birds
Five Years After Deepwater Horizon Spill, Growing Gulf-Wide Effort Protects Beach Nesting Birds The Deepwater Horizon spill was a horrific event that impacted the lives of many families as well as the gulf environment. But there are bright spots … Continue reading
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What To Do If You Find a Baby Bird
This is from a from a British wildlife trust website, so don’t use the emergency helpline on this chart. The information on this chart can help guide your actions. For San Diego, contact Project Wildlife at 619-225-WILD (9435). You can find … Continue reading
Daley Ranch Field Trip Report
Fourteen people joined me for a hot, dry walk at Daley Ranch. California Quail Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Cooper’s Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Anna’s Hummingbird Acorn Woodpecker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Western Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher … Continue reading
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Stolen Black Swans
Our Lake San Marcos community recently invested in 2 black swans, who produced an offspring. All 3 have been stolen! Is there anything you can suggest re finding them and getting them back. I believe the authorities have been notified. … Continue reading
Help Hummingbirds Now
Hummingbirds are the smallest birds and also some of the toughest. Always on the lookout for their next food source, they must sync their long migrations with the flowering of nectar-bearing plants. But now climate change threatens this delicate balance. … Continue reading
Get Your Garden Ready for Spring Visitors!
Garden for Wildlife Month is just a few short days away! With springtime in full bloom and people everywhere getting outside into their gardens, we’ve designated May Garden for Wildlife Month. May is a critical time for many wildlife species. … Continue reading
Stop Shell’s new Arctic drilling plans
Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling Plans are a Recipe for Disaster … Again Tell Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to reject Shell’s disastrous plans to drill in the fragile Arctic this summer. TAKE ACTION It’s unbelievable: Despite Shell’s shocking record of blunders … Continue reading
Take Action: Protect Birds & Bees from Toxic Neonic Pesticides
Neonicotinoid chemicals — now the most commonly used insecticides on earth — have lethal effects on birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. American Bird Conservancy and a coalition of conservation organizations, beekeepers, scientists, and business leaders are asking the EPA … Continue reading
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Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #42
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions on May 11, 2013 African paradise flycatchers are common resident breeder in Africa S of the Sahara Desert, preferring open forest and savanna habitat. The males grow beautiful long … Continue reading
An explanation of wild birds’ role in avian flu outbreak – US News
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wild birds are believed to be behind the first major widespread outbreak of bird flu in the United States, with the virus confirmed in the animals in 10 states. The number of birds infected climbed … Continue reading
Dairy Mart/Bird & Butterfly Gardens Field Trip Report
20 birders braved a mostly overcast, cloudy day with a brisk wind to find 75 species. The highlights were 10 warbler species and the spectacular Black-throated magpie jay. List as follows; Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Northern Shoveler Bufflehead Ruddy Duck … Continue reading
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Big Morongo (and Whitewater) Field Trip Report
Come the end of the day, 56 bird species was the reward for 23 birders as they tromped in and around Big Morongo. As advertised, the Summer Tanager, Vermillion Flycatcher and various migrating warblers were viewed. In addition, on Friday, … Continue reading
Audubon California News — April 2015
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS April 2015 Saving the Tricolored Blackbird from extinction Field tech Amy recorded the below video while out scouting Tricolored Blackbird colonies. With help from the $5/5 Birds campaign, Audubon California has been successful in creating safe, attractive … Continue reading