NOVEMBER 2013 Lead poisoning, primarily from ingesting lead-based ammunition fragments, is hampering recovery efforts of the California Condor, and threatens other scavenging species like Golden and Bald Eagles. (Photo by Scott Frier / USFWS) Victory! Getting the Lead Out In … Continue reading →
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS November 2013 Voting heating up for Bird of the Year Voting continues for Audubon California’s 2013 Bird of the Year, which recognizes a California bird species of conservation interest. This year also brings the addition of two … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on November 10, 2013 Red-billed streamertails are found in Jamaica where they are the most abundant and widespread hummingbird on the island. (Owen Deutsch / owendeutsch.com) African finfoots are … Continue reading →
Cornell Lab eNews November 2013 A heaping helping of Evening Grosbeaks from the FeederWatch Cam in Ontario. Two New Bird Cams to Get You Ready for FeederWatch Project FeederWatch starts its new season this Saturday, November 9. To get ready, … Continue reading →
Our field trip this Saturday will have good viewing opportunties of Western & Clark Gtrbes. Here some videos to get you excited for this week’s walk. (Disclaimer: No guarantee your actual sighting will match activities seen in the videos)
Continue reading →Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on November 1, 2013 Baya weavers are found across S and SE Asia, and prefer grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth. Here a mother feeds a fledgling… … Continue reading →
Celebrate Urban Birds eNewsletter October 2013 Adopt-A-School Celebrate Birds Kit! Free for teachers. Adopt-A-School Program Birds add excitement to classrooms–and this kit can help teachers everywhere bring birds closer to their students! We are teaming up with Walmart and Pennington® … Continue reading →
By Rebekah Marcarelli r.marcarelli@hngn.com | Oct 23, 2013 04:33 PM EDT The camera will keep on eye on the endangered California birds. (Photo : Flickr) Researchers are watching rare California condors with bird cams, there are only believed to be … Continue reading →
Bird Cams eNews October 26, 2013 Our two FeederWatch cams will feature some familiar faces like these Blue Jays, visiting feeders nearly 1000 miles apart. Two FeederWatch Cams Now Online As we near the beginning of the 2013 Project FeederWatch … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on October 24, 2013 Purple-crested turacos are common sightings in moist woodland and evergreen forests in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and … Continue reading →