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Beat that, cheetah

November 17th, 2012 · by gfrost

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Tags: Audubon California · Peregrine Falcon · stupid bird humor

California Dreaming

April 16th, 2012 · by gfrost

Without wading into the rabbit hole that is gull appreciation, there is one gull that one often finds where one is not looking for them. As David Winkler writes in North American Birds, “Many summer visitors to the interior of western North America are puzzled when, hiking along the shore of a salt lake, a [...]

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Tags: Birding · Pacific Migration · Peregrine Falcon · spring migration

Big trouble at the Klamath National Wildlife Refuges

March 28th, 2012 · by gfrost

Audubon California and our partners have been quietly advocating for additional water allotments at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. While it’s not on the tip of everyone’s tongue, it is nonetheless the most important habitat for migratory waterfowl in the Lower 48. And today brings new that more than 10,000 birds have died due [...]

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Western Kingbirds, big time

March 27th, 2012 · by gfrost

A little more than a week ago, we noticed that the Western Kingbirds were starting to hit California. Well, they’re all over the place now. We’re seeing tons of reports of them on the various birding listserves, from the Bay Area to the Central Valley to Orange County. And check out the eBird maps below: [...]

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Tags: Birding · Pacific Migration · Peregrine Falcon · spring migration

Vaux’s Swifts are on their way

March 26th, 2012 · by gfrost

If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that we at Audubon California have kind of thing for the Vaux’s Swift. There’s really nothing quite like seeing them pile into a chimney at dusk. And no one here is more into them than Jeff Chapman, the director of our Audubon Center at Debs [...]

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Tags: Audubon at Home · Audubon Center at Debs Park · Birding · Pacific Migration · Peregrine Falcon · spring migration

Black-headed Grosbeaks pushing north

March 26th, 2012 · by gfrost

We’re noting on the various California birding listservs the timely arrival of the popular Black-headed Grosbeak. Robert Patton from San Diego spotted his first of the season on his backyard feeder on Saturday, and Dick Stovel reported seeing one for the first time in Palo Alta the same day. Looking at the eBird maps, we’re [...]

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Tags: Birding · Pacific Migration · Peregrine Falcon · spring migration

Snake versus Falcon

January 11th, 2012 · by dogden

As told to our Facebook fan Sharon D. by her friend in Montana: This has to be the weirdest thing that ever floated by me on the Snake River.  A Falcon and a snake were stuck together in death lock, each wanting to kill the other first.  My guess is that the Falcon snatched up [...]

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Awesome birds’ eye view of Peregrine Falcon and Goshawk in flight

September 13th, 2010 · by gfrost

We just found this amazing BBC video taking from Peregrine Falcons and Goshawk in flight. File it under Birds are Awesome: Share on Facebook

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Tags: Bird conservation · Bird videos · Birding · Conservation research · Peregrine Falcon · Video · Wildlife photos and video

Birds are awesome

August 12th, 2010 · by gfrost

Catching insects in their mouths, diving bombing at 180 mph, spending five years over the open ocean, fighting someone much bigger — birds can be pretty darn awesome. There’s nothing scientific or methodical about this post, we just want to highlight some of the really awesome things that birds do. This is far from a [...]

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Tags: Bird videos · Birding · California Condor · Nature education and activities · Peregrine Falcon · Video · Wildlife photos and video

A trash dump next to Joshua Tree? No way.

December 18th, 2009 · by gfrost

A proposed landfill just outside of Joshua Tree National Park threatens some of the most precious desert landscape in the nation. Two courts have blocked the project, but the Department of Interior is considering another appeal. If the Eagle Mountain landfill ever went forward, this part of California’s fragile desert ecosystem — home to many [...]

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Tags: Audubon Watchlist · Bird conservation · Bird Habitat · Federal Policy · Peregrine Falcon · Pollution

Sonoma Land Trust completes deal for Jenner Headlands

December 18th, 2009 · by gfrost

The Sonoma Land Trust has completed a deal to purchase and preserve a spectacular 5,630-acre piece of the Sonoma County coastline, full of oak forests and grasslands: The area is a haven for rare species, including northern spotted owls and California red-legged frogs. Peregrine falcons and ospreys swoop over the prairie, and mountain lions and [...]

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Tags: Bird conservation · Bird Habitat · Peregrine Falcon · S.F. Bay

More flame retardants found in urban Peregrine Falcons

December 15th, 2009 · by gfrost

A new study from state officials and researchers at UC Berkeley is showing that potentially harmful levels of flame retardants are showing up in much higher levels among urban populations of Peregrine Falcons than those in the countryside. Share on Facebook

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Tags: Bird conservation · Bird Habitat · Conservation research · Peregrine Falcon · Pollution · urban conservation

Vote today for Audubon California’s Bird of the Year

October 26th, 2009 · by gfrost

Just a reminder that voting is underway for Audubon California’s 2009 Bird of the Year. Cast your vote today: Share on Facebook

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Tags: Audubon California · Audubon Watchlist · Bird conservation · Bird Habitat · California Condor · Nature education and activities · Peregrine Falcon · seabirds · Western Snowy Plover

Peregine Falcon rebounds from endangered status

August 18th, 2009 · by gfrost

Researchers are crediting the state ban on DDT for the resurgence of the Peregrine Falcon, which was removed from the state endangered species list last month. The delisting of the falcon was supported by Audubon California after extensive discussion with experts in the field. Share on Facebook

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Tags: Bird conservation · Bird Habitat · Endangered Species Act · Peregrine Falcon · State Policy

San Jose falcon chicks: three girls and a boy

May 15th, 2009 · by gfrost

The San Jose Mercury News is reporting the gender of the three new Peregrine Falcon chicks in the City Hall nest. There’s already a contest to name them. Share on Facebook

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