We were strolling on the Belmont Pier in Long Beach a few weeks ago and snapped this photo of a container for used fishing line. Given the harm that monofilament line can cause birds, it’s great to see people stepping up to get this danger out of the environment. Monofilament fishing line is amazingly strong [...]

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According to the LA Times, the Orange County pelican that we wrote about several months ago was released back into the wild. This great news comes after months of rehabilitation. After the surgery, the pelican affectionatley called Nigel, developed an infection that caused another fracture and bone tissue to die. During her stay in recovery, Nigel [...]

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An article in Oecologia published by Danish ornithologist Anders Pape Møller compared difference in bird population densities between urban and rural habitats and the year of urbanization. The study found: Population density was on average 30 % higher in urban than in rural habitats, although density reached as much as 100-fold higher in urban habitats in some species. [...]

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We were very pleased to read this on the LACoBirds message board this morning: Culver City has written language into their Tree Trimming contract specifically protecting birds during the nesting season. The City is also willing to work with local birders who can assist in identifying trees targeted for pruning that may contain nests. The City has agreed [...]

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The Audubon Center at Debs Park’s Arroyo Green Team is serious about restoring wildlife habitat. On Saturday, March 31st, these self described “Nature Freaks”, got people from northeast Los Angeles out to participate in a major restoration project in Debs Park, the fourth largest park in LA. The project focused on restoring the coastal sage [...]

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An article by James Gorman in today’s New York Times reports that pigeons can learn math: Pigeons have now shown that they can learn abstract rules about numbers, an ability which until now had been demonstrated only in primates. In the 1990s scientists trained rhesus monkeys to look at groups of items on a screen [...]

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So, some of our Audubon staffers were down in San Diego recently to do some conservation planning for Mission Bay. While at the airport, they stumbled upon this sign at the bookstore. After asking a few questions, they learned that an entire story had built around an endangered California Least Tern (which they’ve named Laverne) [...]

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An article in this month’s Smithsonian Magazine focuses on the important role chimneys play in Vaux’s Swifts journeys during migration. Audubon California’s very own Jeff Chapman, Center Director at Debs Park, is mentioned for his work with bringing the Vaux’s Swifts experience to East Los Angeles children and families. Local Audubon chapters and school officials [...]

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The Golden Gate Audubon Society today hailed the signing into law of new Standards for Bird Safe Buildings by San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee. The signing follows the unanimous approval of the bill by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors last month. The Standards will greatly reduce bird deaths and injuries resulting from collisions with buildings [...]

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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Bird Safe Building Standards yesterday. The regulations attempt to lower the number of bird deaths related to collision with buildings. San Francisco is located along the Pacific Flyway, a route migratory birds travel in the spring and fall that stretches from Patagonia to Alaska. According to Golden [...]

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Did you know that buildings kill more birds than wind turbines? Addressing this problem is an important urban conservation priority. Golden Gate Audubon is leading a push in San Francisco for bird-safe building code. Learn more in KQED’s coverage today. Share on Facebook

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In a great victory for birds in high-rise San Francisco, the won new bird-safe building standardsGolden Gate Audubon Society, working with the American Bird Conservancy, went to the city’s Planning Commission and . Great work. Share on Facebook

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Los Altos residents realize that if you create great backyard bird habitat, the birds will find you. Share on Facebook

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A Red-tailed Hawk reminds the staff at the New York Times just how precarious life is for an urban bird. Share on Facebook

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You don’t need to be a bird lover to be startled at the news of thousands of blackbirds falling dead out of the sky in small Beebe, Arkansas, on New Year’s Eve. The sight of all the carcasses on the ground just gives you chills. The chills will run even deeper if scientists determine that [...]

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