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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Peregrine Falcon'
Birds are awesome
August 12th, 2010 · by gfrost
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 [...]
Tags: Audubon Watchlist · Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · 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 badgers [...]
Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · 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.
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Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · 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:
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Tags: Audubon California · Audubon Watchlist · Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · California Condor · Nature education and activities · Peregrine Falcon · Western Snowy Plover · seabirds
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.
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Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · 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.
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Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · Birding · Peregrine Falcon
San Francisco Peregrine Falcon nest webcam
May 4th, 2009 · by gfrost
OK, more webcam goodness. The San Francisco Peregrine Falcon webcam isn’t exactly a secret, but if you haven’t seen it before, it’s pretty cool. The site is the PG&E headquarters building downtown. The webcam is hosted by the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group with support from PG&E.
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Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · Bird videos · Birding · Peregrine Falcon · Video · Wildlife photos and video · urban conservation
The rapture of the raptors on a downtown corner
April 9th, 2009 · by gfrost
The San Francisco Chronicle has a nice feature on a pair of Peregrine Falcons that are nesting at the corner of Main and Mission streets:
The creatures in question are a pair of peregrine falcons, dubbed Dapper Dan and Diamond Lil, who have built a nest on top of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. headquarters at [...]
Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · Birding · Endangered Species Act · Peregrine Falcon
5,630-acre Jenner Headlands saved for public
December 5th, 2008 · by gfrost
Dramatic landscape along the Sonoma Coast will now be set aside and protected from development, according to the San Francisco Chronicle:
By early spring, about 5,630 acres near the mouth of the Russian River could be open to the public, revealing redwood forests, wildflower meadows and flowing streams, home to rare birds and frogs. That coastal [...]
Tags: Bird Habitat · Bird conservation · Birding · Local Policy · Peregrine Falcon · S.F. Bay
Peregrine Falcon in San Francisco
October 10th, 2008 · by gfrost
Found this short clip of a Peregrine Falcon hanging out on Stevenson Street in San Francisco.
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Audubon California supports delisting for Peregrine Falcon
July 15th, 2008 · by gfrost
Audubon California staff in June convened a forum of Peregrine Falcon experts to discuss the proposed delisting of the Peregrine Falcon from the state Endandered Species List. Based on this forum, coupled with our own independent analysis, we determined that a strong scientific case exists for the delisting of this subspecies. Audubon California has decided [...]
Tags: Bird conservation · Peregrine Falcon
Is it time to de-list the Peregrine Falcon?
July 7th, 2008 · by gfrost
The California Department of Fish and Game is taking public comment through July 15 on a proposal to remove the Peregrine Falcon from the state endangered species list. As we told the San Diego Union-Tribune, Audubon California does not support this action, although we are pleased to see the Peregrine Falcon make such strides.
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