Park Champions Program Celebrate spring by volunteering at your favorite state parks this Sunday! Join one of our Park Champions volunteer teams for an upcoming workday and help restore valuable plant and animal habitat at Palomar Mountain or repair popular … Continue reading →
GBBC eNewsletter March 10, 2015 Western Meadowlark, Chuck Gibson, Kansas, 2015 GBBC GBBC 2015 Overview You did it! Once again participants from around the world set new records for the number of species identified during the four days of the … Continue reading →
Hi Friends, This morning, March 7, eleven birders walked around Dairy Mart ponds and the Bird & Butterfly Garden. The weather was perfect, we had a great time, and we found 59 bird species. Here’s our list: Gadwall Mallard Cinnamon … Continue reading →
Today, 23 intrepid birders sojourned up the Ortega Highway in Orange County to Caspers Wilderness Preserve. Had we not seen a single bird, this trip would have still have been wonderful. The scenery and vistas are magnificent, reminding one of … Continue reading →
from Wildlife Promise 17 2/10/2015 // By David Mizejewski/ Monarch butterflies are in trouble. Over the last few decades, populations of these iconic orange and black butterflies have declined by over 90 percent. The National Wildlife Federation is teaming up … Continue reading →
Male Northern Cardinal at nest. Photo by Carolyn Mathur. Do Bird-Friendly Yards Attract More Predators? As more bird enthusiasts replace their lawns with bird-friendly plantings like trees and shrubs, they might be concerned about attracting nest predators into the … Continue reading →
Bird walk at Santee Lakes, Feb. 21, 2015, 60 species. Wood Duck American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret … Continue reading →
Sedona Hummingbird Festival THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN AMERICA TO SEE HUMMINGBIRDS!(SM) THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL: JULY 31 – AUGUST 2, 2015 A 30-second video about the 2014 Festival! Presentations, Marketplace, and ticket sales take place at: Sedona Red Rock … Continue reading →
ABC Submits New Petition to Regulate the Wind Industry — FWS Considering Rulemaking American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has filed a formal petition with the U.S. Department of the Interior calling for the agency to establish new regulations governing … Continue reading →