Category Archives: Birds
Kit Carson Park Field Trip Report
It was hot! It was muggy! But, it was fun none the less! Penny Hernandez led our outing today. I step in to record our sightings for her. After starting out as a group of 20, we lost 7 birders … Continue reading
Scientists find clues to how birds migrate south
By Danielle Elliot / CBS News/ August 30, 2013, 3:09 PM This young whooping crane is on its first fall migration, guided by an Operation Migration ultralight. Brown bars on its wings will fade by the time this bird migrates … Continue reading
9 Great California Coastal Birding Sites
By Editor 08/29/2013 A Brandt’s cormorant near Monterey, California. Photo: Franco Folini/Flickr Creative Commons This guest post is written by Jennifer Savage, of the Ocean Conservancy. Whether novice or expert, birdwatchers in California delight in the avian abundance along the … Continue reading
YardMap News: New research is taking shape in YardMap, and how to avoid West Nile virus in your yard
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds August 2013 These octagonal yardmaps are sampling units in a research project in Binghamton, N.Y. Maps drawn by John Scott. New Research Takes Shape Something big … Continue reading
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14 of North America’s most endangered birds
CU-Boulder links birds’ plumage to physiology
In barn swallows, enhanced coloration triggers other changes By Charlie Brennan Camera Staff Writer Posted: 08/25/2013 01:00:00 PM MDT | Updated: about 10 hours ago University of Colorado assistant professor Rebecca Safran and others captured 60 female … Continue reading
Plan in place for Salton Sea habitats
An interagency effort has spawned a plan for long-term scientific assessment and monitoring of the Salton Sea, seen here on April 18,2013. (LaFonzo Carter/ Staff Photographer) By Jim Steinberg, The Sun Posted: 08/23/13, 6:14 PM PDT | Updated: 4 hrs … Continue reading
Birders can crowdsource their sightings, have fun and help science
Bird-watchers often like to track birds, keeping life lists of which birds they have seen and paying close attention to details, such as the locations, traits and behaviors of birds. Amateur birders turn out to be the perfect army for … Continue reading
California gardeners fill their climate niche with blooms
All Animals magazine, September/October 2013 Song sparrows enjoy a citrus snack in Steve Hartman’s backyard. Barry Schwartz/For The HSUS by Ruthanne Johnson When an acquaintance told Steve Hartman he was thinking of replacing his lawn with AstroTurf to conserve water, … Continue reading
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Birds Pay Attention to Speed Limits Too
Birds might be learning to adjust to traffic speed limits. A griffon vulture soars over a road in Spain. Photograph from Blickwinkel/Alamy Ker Than National Geographic News Published August 21, 2013 Birds might be paying more attention to road … Continue reading
Meet the World’s Weirdest Bird
Roseate Spoonbill (Photo by Rebecca Field) Shrinking Roseate Spoonbill Population Spurs Action Roger Tory Peterson called it “one of the most breathtaking of the world’s weirdest birds.” A century ago plumage hunters drove the Roseate Spoonbill to the edge of … Continue reading
Audubon California News
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS August 2013 AB 711 will help eradicate a significant source of lead in environment Health experts and children’s advocates from all over California have joined Audubon California and a growing coalition in support of AB 711, … Continue reading
NestWatch eNewsletter
August 2013 A Cedar Waxwing gathers nest material. Photo by Deborah Bifulco via Birdshare. Species Profile: Cedar Waxwing by Robyn Bailey When your diet consists mostly of wild fruit, you have to stay on the move, constantly chasing that … Continue reading
Dozens of dead and disoriented birds ‘fall like rain’ over Winnipeg
George Dvorsky Monday 8:40am In what is being described as a scene straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie, hundreds of black birds, possibly grackles, began flocking in a “bizarre manner” atop trees, rooftops, and vehicles in Winnipeg’s north end. … Continue reading
Birds patiently wait for a frog meal
Article by: JIM WILLIAMS , Special to the Star Tribune Updated: August 13, 2013 – 3:23 PM A frog-filled pond provides fodder for patient hunters. Four species of frogs and one toad species live in the swampy marsh behind our … Continue reading
Young or Old, Song Sparrows Experience Climate Change Differently from Each Other
Aug. 12, 2013 — What’s good for adults is not always best for the young, and vice versa. At least that is the case with song sparrows and how they experience the effects of climate change, according to two recent … Continue reading
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Cornell Lab eNews
Watch Three Herons Grow Up in Eight Minutes Through cool spring mornings and crashing summer thunderstorms, the Great Blue Herons outside our office windows raised a boisterous trio this year. Thousands watched the youngsters grow up (way up), until they … Continue reading
In a Berkeley park, a bluebird displays unusual behavior
August 5, 2013 9:00 am by Elaine Miller Bond This young western bluebird — a “helper” — has been feeding wiggling meals to his baby siblings. Photo: Elaine Miller Bond. Last year, Rusty Scalf, teacher and trip leader for … Continue reading