
L'Audubon California More than 1,800 votes have been cast in our Bird of the Year poll, and the top two birds are separated by less than two percentage points. It's going to be a close one.
Font: ca.audubonaction.org

L'Audubon California Interesting new website takes a look at Audubon Important Bird Areas. More than a few from California highlighted.
Font: www.landscope.org
As a global effort to identify the most important places for bird populations and to focus conservation efforts on those sites, IBAs represent the National Audubon Society's lead conservation initiative because the most severe threats to bird populations are habitat-based.

El John Dittes Was nice working with you on the Bobcat Ranch. Hope to do some plant collecting there this spring.

L'Adair Birds are my thing! Count me in, Brooke -

La Michele Johnson Stem GO Brooka

L'Audubon California Birds are one of the rare forms of wildlife that most people encounter every day. Look outside and let us know what you're seeing right now.

La Heather Sabin Thanks for the patches, Audubon! Can't wait to display 'em!

L'Audubon California A new research paper by Audubon California’s William Monahan shows that the often surprisingly wide temperature ranges at which individual birds survive could impact our understanding of the impacts of climate change.
Audublog ~ Wide temperature tolerances of some birds could offer insight into impacts of climate cha
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A new research paper by Audubon California’s William Monahan shows that the often surprisingly wide temperature ranges at which individual birds survive could impact our understanding of the impacts of climate change. ...

L'Audubon California Interesting article about CBD's efforts to ban the use of lead ammo in Arizona, where about a third of the world's condors live. As you know, California is where this fight began, and Audubon California continues to be very much involved in action on lead ammunition.
Font: www.scientificamerican.com
It has been 22 years since the last 22 California condors ( Gymnogyps californianus ) were collected from the wild and placed in captive breeding programs. The species, which nearly went extinct due to habitat loss, poaching, DDT and lead poisoning, has s

L'Audubon California Nice habitat restoration project in San Diego area will benefit Least Bell's Vireo, Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, and Yellow-breasted Chat.
Font: www.delmartimes.net
DelMarTimes.net - Group begins restoration off Del Dios Highway

La Lisa Audubon Yellow-rumped Warbler migrants are showing up in my yard in Culver City plucking spiders off my windowsills. It's quite a show for me and my indoor cats!

L'Audubon California Going to the Central Valley Birding Symposium this weekend? We are. Both Audubon California and the Kern River Preserve will have tables, and Rodd Kelsey is speaking on Saturday morning. See you there.
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The word is out; if you want a wild time at a birding event you need to attend the CVBS. Where else can you attend an event where for two successive years the hosting venue is in the midst of a total remodel? We have been challenged to make it 3 years in a row! Well, not this year. ...

La Cris Petersen
I blogged about brown pelicans during an October visit to SF, and was pleased to update the post this week with confirmation of their delisting. http://www.christinepetersen.com/christi nes-blog.html

El Donald Davis One of my favorite Brown Pelican pics my wife and I took at the Salton Sea last year



















