After about 60 dead birds washed up dead near Oakland Airport, state officials determined that feds broke no laws in shooting the birds to protect airplanes prior to Christmas. Share on Facebook

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If you’re a Burrowing Owl fan in the Bay Area, you have no doubt already heard about the owls that have taken up residence in the languishing housing development in Antioch. Now the landowners want to finish their project and they want the owls out. As the unintentional landlords begin moving the owls out, Burrowing [...]

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If you get our print publications, you already know what a great photographer Martin Meyers is. Check out his website to see even more of his terrific work. This great shot of a Tricolored Blackbird is his. Share on Facebook

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Folks in the Central Valley may remember a massive selenium disaster at the Kesterson Reservoir back in the 1980s. Ever since, the state and federal government have been trying to get selenium discharges under control. The latest is that the federal government is poised to give farmers of 100,000 acres of farmland in Merced County a [...]

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Having lost a great deal of their original habitat, Burrowing Owls have started nesting in an partially-completed housing development in Antioch. Now that the developer wants to pick up the project again, the birds are being evicted from the land, which is raising the ire of local bird enthusiasts. Share on Facebook

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  Audubon California is working with Together Green’s Pennies for the Planet on a project to help coastline chapters support Western Snowy Plover conservation. Check it out. (photo by Glen Tepke) Share on Facebook

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If you’re on Facebook, become of Fan of Audubon California. It’s a new way to follow what we’re doing on behalf of birds and nature in California: news, video, photos, conversations and occasional giveaways. It’s fun! Share on Facebook

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This is kind of cool. The new iPhone application BirdsEye lets you know where birds are being seen near you. It gets this information by tapping into eBird, of which Audubon California is a big fan. Share on Facebook

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L.A.-area birders are pretty excited about some rare visitors to Legg Lake in South El Monte, according to Louis Sahagun in the L.A. Times. Turns out people are seeing a Wood Stork and a Tundra Swan. Pretty cool. Share on Facebook

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Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury News has an interesting article today about a massive solar plant being proposed for California’s Panoche Valley, which would ultimately be the world’s largest. Environmental groups are opposing the project, however, because of the potential impacts to habitat and wildlife. This opposition includes two local Audubon chapters. We [...]

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Anne McMahon, a longtime advocate for the environment along the Central Coast, has died. Share on Facebook

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Audubon California just completed its project with the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge to enhance tidal marsh habitat in San Pablo Bay, one of the Bay Area’s most important places for birds. Check out our video on the project, or visit our website to learn more: Share on Facebook

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The New York Times weighs in today on Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s legislation to turn up to a million acres of land in the Mojave Desert into national monuments. The paper says the move will likely kill proposals to develop wind and solar energy on the desert land: But before the bill to create two new [...]

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Senator Dianne Feinstein has announced her plans to introduce legislation to designate as much as a million acres of the Mojave Desert as national monuments. Share on Facebook

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Great article in the San Diego Union Tribune about the lagoons of north San Diego attracting migratory birds this winter. Share on Facebook

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