Author Archives: Palomar
NestWatch eNewsletter: Growing up kestrel, birds and the bees, and new nesting season animations
NestWatch eNewsletter October 2013 Three American Kestrel nestlings share a nest box. Where will they go from here? Photo by H.S. Farm. Growing Up Kestrel Those who monitor American Kestrel nests know that these petite raptors are feisty and adaptable. … Continue reading
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Palomar Audubon Field Trip Report 10/19/2013–La Jolla Cove
Below is my eBird report of the birds seen at La Jolla Cove on 10/19/2013 by approximately 20 Palomar Audubon Society members and friends. In addition to the birds listed below, we spotted Blue, Fin, and Humpback Whales; Pacific Bottlenose … Continue reading
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FeederWatch eNews: New website launched!
Project FeederWatch eNews October 16, 2013 New website! Our website received a long overdue facelift this summer. Special thanks go to our citizen science designer, Kevin Ripka, who created all the beautiful designs and interactive features. With the new design, … Continue reading
Cool Video of Osprey Hunting
Who can believe this Osprey got 5-6 fish at a time, then got a halibut under 3′ of water, and then made off with what looks to be a 5+ lb. steelhead. Who has never seen a bird shake water … Continue reading
YOUR HELP NEEDED TO PROTECT KIT CARSON PARK
Just Agree to be Kept Informed. The group, FRIENDS OF KIT CARSON PARK, was formed several months ago following successful community action that blocked a disastrous proposal for a loud, gaudy, sprawling waterpark there. A great deal of sensitive of … Continue reading
Lake Hodges Field Trip Results
Hi Everyone, We had a fantastic field trip this morning. Thirty-nine eager birders showed-up and we found 73 bird species. We initially birded in two groups around the parking lot and the oak riparian areas, but later joined together as … Continue reading
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #49
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on October 10, 2013 Short-toed snake-eagles have a wide distribution in SW Europe and NW Africa, N to the Gulf of Finland, and E to Central Asia. … Continue reading
Cornell Lab eNews: A 1-Ounce Bird Resurfaces, 2 Years and 10,000 Miles Later
Cornell Lab eNews October 2013 Spoon-billed Sandpiper Resighted, 10,000 Miles Later Some unexpected good news has us looking back at this 2011 video of an endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper hatching its young in Russia. The adult male in this video was … Continue reading
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PAS Birding Trip to Bolsa Chica and Huntington Beach City Park
31 birders birded Bolsa Chica, briefly, due to high winds and blowing sand and Huntington Beach City Park, throughly, due to added time available. We hand some nice birds and a wonderful time. Here is what we saw: Canada Geese … Continue reading
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Researchers stumped over decline of House Sparrow population
Libby Longino, Ozy.com 7 a.m. EDT October 5, 2013 Researches are investigating why the sparrow – long considered a barometer of human environments – is on a dramatic decline. (Photo: … Continue reading
Unusual Pictures: “Calcified” Birds, Bats Found at African Lake
Stony Swallow Photograph courtesy Nick Brandt A “calcified” swallow sings in stony silence along northern Tanzania‘s Lake Natron (map), which contains so much soda and salt that it would “strip the ink of my Kodak film boxes in … Continue reading
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #48
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on October 3, 2013 Malabar pied hornbills are resident to tropical S Asia from India and Sri Lanka E to Borneo. Photographed here in Goa (India). (Anantha … Continue reading
YardMap News: Grow native plants from seed, count winter birds for science, and read The State of the Birds report
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds September 2013 Ripening fruits of the Jack-in-the-pulpit are eaten by birds and mammals. Photo by Distant Hill Gardens. Growing Native Plants from Seed Fall is here, … Continue reading
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Field Trip Report: Whelan Lake, Sep 28, 2013
Birders, A warm day turned warmer as 21 adults and a 21 month old toddler traipsed around the ponds and fields of Whelan Bird Sanctuary. Pretty interesting vocallizations coming from the little one who was incredibly well-behaved and fun to … Continue reading
Banned Pesticide DDT Is Still Killing California Condors
By John R. Platt | September 20, 2013 | Just one week after the California legislature voted to ban lead ammunition to protect California condors from the toxic substance, which they can consume via carcasses shot by hunters, new research … Continue reading
Bird photography is no snap
Professional studies habits and waits patiently to capture extraordinary scenes By Ernie Cowan, Special to the U-T 1 p.m.Sept. 20, 2013 The grace of a snowy egret is captured through the lens of photographer Mike Thirkell. If birds are poetry … Continue reading
Kumeyaay Lake Field Trip Results
Hi Birders, Yesterday, Saturday, 9/21, twenty-four birders walked around Lake Kumeyaay and a portion of the adjacent Old Mission Dam Grasslands Crossing Trail. The weather was perfect for the beginning of Fall and we found 47 bird species. The best … Continue reading