It wasn’t the seabird carcasses that were unusual. Birds that die at sea frequently wash ashore. On regular surveys to tally bodies from Alaska to Central California, for example, volunteer data...If you spend any amount of time listening to arguments both for and against the expansion of wind energy, you may be surprised that an organization known for promoting the protection of birds would...NEW YORK – The National Audubon Society celebrates the five newest additions to its National Board of Directors: business consultant and naturalist Anne Beckett; senior communications executive...In June 2023, several American Golden-Plovers were equipped with 3.5-gram PinPoint GPS Argos tags while nesting at Teshekpuk Lake Special Use Area on the North Slope of Alaska. It was the first step...
About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Reviews A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of India August 24, 2023 by Dragan 2 Comments Trying not to inhale so much of the dust cloud that envelops us , I am sporting a bandana tied bank-robber style . A winding track through dense woodlands takes us to the Telia Lake in the southeast of the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra . Our guide is standing on his seat , scanning the area with binoculars . All of a sudden , in a hushed voice he says one word only : â Tigers â Somewhere at the far shore of the lake , lies one Bengal Tiger more Some years later , I hold âA Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Indiaâ by Bikram Grewal , Tripta Sood and Manjula Mathur . This 400 pages multi-taxonAmidst the verdant embrace of North American summers, the landscape comes alive with a symphony of songs and a flurry of activity as migratory birds settle down and engage in the timeless ritual of...
As a volunteer reviewer for eBird, Tim Carney’s role is to review bird observations logged in multiple counties in Maryland to ensure they are as accurate as possible. In a typical migration...Exciting news! This nesting season, Fort De Soto Park hosted a successful American Oystercatcher pair that fledged three chicks, a first in almost 20 years. The family has stolen the hearts of...
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The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) has awarded $41,639,486.65 to applicants across the state to achieve long-term water...
Fort Collins, Colo. — A pair of ranches managed by Ranchlands, spanning close to 200,000 acres in Colorado and Wyoming, have been designated Audubon Certified bird-friendly habitats by the...The wet winter of 2022-2023 followed more than two decades of drought in the Colorado River Basin. The snowmelt boosted system reservoirs by about 10 percent, an extremely fortunate turn of events...Chippewa Falls, Wis. — The National Audubon Society has hired Ashly Steinke of Chippewa Falls as the organization's first grassland ecologist for Wisconsin. Steinke works for Audubon’s Great...
, : About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Birding Kota Kinabalu , Borneo : Rice Paddies August 21, 2023 by Kai Pflug No Comments When birding Sabah , Borneo , one almost inevitably passes through Kota Kinabalu , the biggest city and the destination of almost all international flights . While no birder would come here just for the birds of the city , some of them are worth spending a few hours on . One location to find them is Tanjung Aru Beach I will probably write a separate post on it later . Another option is just to find some rice paddies on the outskirts and look for . birds There , you may find the Java Sparrow The HBW describes its conservation status as somewhat paradoxical” it is listed as Endangered on its native island
About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Comb-crested Jacanas breeding near Broome August 20, 2023 by Clare M No Comments Earlier this year when we first observed Comb-crested Jacanas close to Broome they had just arrived from further north in Australia . Often we have had to travel further north to observe Comb-crested Jacanas but when we have high rainfall during our wet summer months we can expect to observe them . Although we did not observe any nests in the Broome area we have now observed younger Comb-crested Jacanas and they have clearly bred locally . We have observed nests in the past further north . The male Comb-crested Jacana builds the nest , incubates the eggs and cares for the young . He can also pick up the chicksThis article was co-authored by Julie Hill-Gabriel and Melinda Cep.
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1. Become an expert in your local area. Pay attention to local birds throughout the year. You’ll learn about each species’ natural history, seasonal movements, habitat needs, and identification, and... Read more »Considering how expensive binoculars can be, it’s odd that most companies don’t include operating instructions in the package. Using binoculars is like riding a bike —wonderfully easy, once you have... Read more »Mya-Rose Craig is a most uncommon birder. The England native has seen more than half of all species in the world. She’s a climate activist who’s shared a stage with the likes of Greta Thunberg...How long will it take for my order to arrive? We found a bird on the ground, what do we do? May I make copies of my BirdSleuth curriculum? What... Read more »
About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Nesting Red-capped Plovers August 13, 2023 by Clare M No Comments Around Broome at the moment there are less shorebirds than at other times of the year due to the annual shorebird migration . Many of the migratory shorebirds will start to return to Broome in coming weeks and months . We all hope that they were able to breed successfully in the Northern Hemisphere and that they can find food throughout the Flyway to return to our . shores Our resident shorebirds have started to breed in the last few weeks and there are numerous Pied Oystercatcher nests along our shores right now . There are also Red-capped Plovers nesting along our coastline and their nests do vary . Sometimes they nest in rockyAfter hiking a mile through the cloud forest of southern Ecuador earlier this year, a group of other birders and I arrived at a bench beneath a trailside shelter. It faced a flat-topped, moss-covered...After more than 15 years of research, engineering, and public engagement, the State of Louisiana broke ground this week on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, the single-largest ecosystem...(August 10, 2023) — Today, state and federal officials in Louisiana broke ground on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, a large-scale restoration project that will reconnect the Mississippi...Audubon’s new report, Birds and Transmission: Building the Grid Birds Need, lays out why we need to rapidly upgrade the U.S. transmission grid to transition to a clean energy economy and avoid the...
, , About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birds Streaks , Variegations , and Pirates August 9, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments With my recent relocation to the central forests of Trinidad , I have been afforded the incredible opportunity of observing three oft-confused species in close proximity to one another . Frequently the field guide presents a curated selection of species on the same plate to illustrate key differences essential to nailing a positive identification . In reality these species are rarely in the same place at the same time , however On occasion the species in question may share habitat , thus it may be possible to perceive the size difference between Lesser Yellowlegs and Greater Yellowlegs as opposed to relying onStockton, Calif. — The National Audubon Society has awarded its bird-friendly habitat certification to the Orvis Cattle Company’s Snow Ranch in California’s Central Valley. Beef produced on...The TV host and Cornell Lab board member shares his love of superheroes, mythology, Blackburnian Warblers, and the universal appeal of birding.Renowned for its striking red plumage, the Northern Cardinal is among the most abundant and cherished songbirds in North America. There’s no getting around it: People love cardinals. And why not...The National Audubon Society has hired Krysten Zummo of La Crosse, Wisconsin, as the organization's new grassland ecologist for Minnesota. Zummo works under Audubon’s Minnesota-Iowa-Missouri...
BTO Youth was joined by 15 young wildlife enthusiasts at 2023’s Bird Camp Northern Ireland.
Thousands of seabirds suspected to have died from avian influenza are once again washing up on UK beaches.