Birding, Conservation, From the Archives

Puerto Rico’s Birds after Hurricane Maria (2023 Update)

January 10, 2023 by Jason Crotty No Comments
In September of 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by two powerful hurricanes: it was grazed by Irma and then clobbered by Maria, a Category...
Birding

CBC in Paradise

December 21, 2022 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments
It is undoubtedly the most wonderful time of year – when we don our binoculars and boots and head off on a tradition spanning...
Birding

Last CBC of the Decade

January 6, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments
The very last Sunday of the decade heralded our final CBC – with group sizes limited to five persons. For the fifth year in...
Birding

CBC Shenanigans

December 23, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments
As I gather the relevant documentation for our upcoming CBC this Sunday I caught myself daydreaming of CBCs past. The very first CBC I...
Barrow's Goldeneye
Birding

Preliminary CBC Birding in Northern California

November 30, 2017 by Larry 2 Comments
We conduct four Christmas Bird Counts in our part of Northern California, the first of which is the Fall River Christmas Bird Count coming...
Rough-legged Hawk
Conservation

The 117th Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count Has Begun!

December 15, 2016 by Larry No Comments
The 117th Audubon Christmas Bird Count began yesterday and runs through January 5th. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a long-standing program of the...
Snow Geese at Sacramento NWR
Birding, Conservation

The 116th Christmas Bird Count Is Open For Registration

December 2, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is run by the National Audubon Society in partnership with Bird Studies Canada, the North American Breeding Bird...
Peregrine Falcon
Birding

Northern California Christmas Bird Counts Start with a Bang!

January 1, 2014 by Larry 5 Comments
Northern California’s Christmas Bird Counts started out with a bang this year. Saturday, December 14th, the first day of the 114th Christmas Bird Count,...
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