Perspectives on Public Lands: The Clogged Carbon Sink: U.S. Public Lands Are the Source of 4.5 Times More Carbon Pollution Than They Can Absorb Center for American Progress (CAP) has published an opinion editorial calling for greater balance between energy … Continue reading →
22 birder’s enjoyed a clear, crisp and beautiful morning chasing our fine-feathered friends. Highlights included a pair of Hooded mergansers, a very accomadating Pergegrine falcon (that let the whole group get long and close looks of), and a Summer tanager. … Continue reading →
By Ryan Koronowski and Katie Valentine on December 16, 2013 at 5:10 pm If you’ve been paying attention to the state of the world’s climate, you may have been shocked to read that 2013 was the best year in human … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on December 12, 2013 Blue & yellow macaws are resident breeders in Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, with a small population in Panama. (Ryan Voight) Malabar larks are … Continue reading →
Hi Everyone, Yesterday, December 7, thirteen birders braved some pretty rough weather at Lake Elsinore, but we managed to find 53 different bird species. The bird of the day had to be the Burrowing Owl. Here’s our list: Gadwall American … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on December 1, 2013 Indian peafowls are the national bird of India and are distributed across the subcontinent. Feral populations are distributed across the world with the European population … Continue reading →
Palomar Audubon was contacted on behalf of Professor Thomas Palmeri, on the faculty at Vanderbilt University. Their laboratory studies expertise and currently have a project on birding experts funded by the National Science Foundation. They are trying to recruit … Continue reading →
Hi Friends, Yesterday, Saturday, November 30th, nineteen birders checked out the Salt Works in Chula Vista, with perfect weather, and we found 63 bird species. Many thanks go out to our friend and FWS Ranger, Debbie Good, for arranging our … Continue reading →
By Ari Phillips on November 27, 2013 at 3:41 pm While turkeys may grab all the headlines this time of year, wild pigs are devouring just about everything else. From Virginia to Texas, wild pigs — also referred to as … Continue reading →
ON the first of November, when Mexicans celebrate a holiday called the Day of the Dead, some also celebrate the millions of monarch butterflies that, without fail, fly to the mountainous fir forests of central Mexico on that day. … Continue reading →