Wildlife refuge in desert teems with thousands of birds that stop for a rest By Ernie Cowan, Special to the U-T 1 P.M.JAN. 17, 2014 Wintering flocks of snow geese use the agricultural fields and ponds of Sonny … Continue reading →
Download the Free Merlin Bird ID App Free, Instant Bird ID Help for 285 North American birds Prairie Warbler © Gerrit Vyn What’s Merlin? Watch now! Bird ID Wizard—Step-by-step Answer five simple questions about a bird you are trying … Continue reading →
Our latest cam features one big albatross and one very small one. Watch an Albatross Family Grow—Live From Hawaii We’re betting this is the smallest albatross you’ll ever see: a three-day-old Laysan Albatross chick on our newest Bird Cam. … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on January 27, 2014 “Quick re-fill before the long migration to southern Africa” White storks are long-distance migrants that breed throughout Europe as far N as Finland), as well as NW Africa, SW … Continue reading →
A beautiful day as 22 PAS birders, age nine to ??? set out canvas Guajome Park. This trip included our two youthful birding experts whom the club is sponsoring to the Summer birding camp this summer in Colorado. With such … Continue reading →
BY RYAN KORONOWSKI ON JANUARY 21, 2014 AT 7:34 PM While Americans deal with a wintery January and try to understand what a polar vortex is, one thing is clear: 2013 was one of the ten hottest years since records began in 1880. For … Continue reading →
BY JOANNA M. FOSTER ON JANUARY 28, 2014 AT 4:05 PM Sandhill cranes are one of the most iconic migratory shorebirds that rest in the Central Valley. CREDIT: AP IMAGES As California braces for what is shaping up to be its driest year … Continue reading →
Hi Everyone, Yesterday, January 18, twenty four birders walked around Dos Picos County Park and Rangeland Road in Ramona and found 67 different bird species. The weather was perfect. Good looks at a Green Heron, Loggerhead Shrike, and a Red-naped … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on January 16, 2014 “Emerald gem in the forests” Emerald doves are a common sighting in the tropical and sub-tropical Indian Subcontinent, as far E as Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and even N … Continue reading →
Bernie Paquette from Vermont recently joined Palomar Audubon on our walk to Dixon Lake. He has shared his thought on birding in San Diego at the following blog: http://litterwithastorytotell.blogspot.com/2014/01/birding-on-warm-side-of-jan-cold-wave.html I found it enjoyable, give it a read, Jeff
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