Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions on May 30, 2013 Black-hooded orioles are resident breeders in tropical S Asia from India and Sri Lanka E to Indonesia, preferring open woodland and cultivated lands. (Subramanian Chockalingam) Blue-tailed bee-eaters breed … Continue reading →
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS March 2015 Saving the Tricolored Blackbird from extinction With the support of the Five Dollars/Five Birds campaign, Audubon California is creating new Tricolored Blackbird habitat at Merced National Wildlife Refuge. We’ve planted triticale that may attract nesting … Continue reading →
CITIZEN SCIENCE BOTANICAL SURVEY Tuesday March 31, 2015 9:00 AM San Dieguito River Park Office 18372 Sycamore Creek Rd., Escondido, CA 92025 CALLING ALL PLANT ENTHUSIASTS & CITIZEN SCIENTISTS! Please join the Conservancy and Keir Morse, Professional Field Botanist & … Continue reading →
32 birders, including a visitor from Canada, enjoyed beautiful weather, Grebes running on the water mating dance, and two adult Bald Eagles. 68 Species: Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Ruddy Duck California Quail Pied-billed Grebe Western Grebe Clark’s Grebe Double-crested Cormorant … Continue reading →
You’ve heard this from us before: Greater Sage-Grouse is on a fast track to extinction. Without decisive action, it will continue to lose ground—and the American West will lose one of its most amazing and iconic birds. In spite of … Continue reading →
Join a Bird Survey at San Dieguito River Park Headquarters on Wednesday April 22nd. It is a moderate hike in hilly terrain that will last approximately three hours. Please contact Richard Fowler, conservation chair(rcfowl@cox.net), if you are interested in participating. … Continue reading →
March 21, 2015 September 27, 2014 SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS * Wood Duck * Wood Duck Gadwall * Mallard * Mallard Cinnamon Teal * Cinnamon Teal * Northern Shoveler * Northern Shoveler * Green-winged Teal * … Continue reading →
Owlets: See Them While You Still Can The two young Great Horned Owls in Savannah, Georgia, are growing up fast. They’re not quite ready to fledge and fly off, but they are getting big enough that the nest is starting … Continue reading →
Birders, First, thank you for your great help in finding the birds yesterday. Not only did the weather cooperate going from 49 to 86 degrees in a few hours with a light breeze blowing, but yellow wildflowers (California Goldfields) were … Continue reading →
Cornell Lab eNews March 2015 The Mystery of Beautiful Males—Explained We love birds because of their outrageous beauty—but why is it the males that so often look fabulous? It’s an age-old question, now explored in depth at All About Bird Biology. With colorful quizzes … Continue reading →