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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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