Tag Archives: Birds

Endangered Species Day: Protecting Biodiversity

▲ ▲ ▲ Endangered Species Day: Friday, May 17, 2013 Celebrate Endangered Species Day! Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people young and old to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions that people can … Continue reading

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Hummingbirds Begin Spring Migration!

▲ ▲ ▲ Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Hummingbirds Begin North America Spring Migration! Those miniature marvels of nature, the hummingbirds, have already begun landing on the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida! The hummers have wintered in Central American and … Continue reading

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Last of the Curlews: A Lost Bird’s Life

▲ ▲ ▲ Eskimo Curlew, Courlis esquimau (Numenius borealis) March, 1962 on Galveston Island, Texas Photo by: Don Bleitz, Copyright held by Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, CA The Eskimo Curlew is a “modern extinction” along with the Passenger Pigeon, … Continue reading

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Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma: The Grey Snow Eagle House

▲ ▲ ▲ Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) The eagles are “non-releasable” and/or in rehabilitation due to injuries to be released at a later date. Feathers dropped by the eagles are kept by the tribe for distribution to Iowa Tribe members … Continue reading

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New Bird Species Discovered in Colombia: Antioquia Wren

▲ ▲ ▲ Antioquia Wren (Thryophilus sernai) Photo by: Carlos Esteban Lara Antioquia Wren (Thryophilus sernai) This is the first video of Thryophilus sernai taken by Juan D. Ramirez. More information about this species is available in The Auk: Lara … Continue reading

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Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Bird Festival

▲ ▲ ▲ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) TRNWR Bird Festival 2012 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge ▲ ▲ ▲

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Woodpeckers vs. The World!

▲ ▲ ▲ Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Woodpeckers vs. The World! Acorn woodpeckers must deal with birds of prey, greedy ground squirrels, and a hectic gathering schedule to protect their treasured acorn hoard. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) ▲ ▲ ▲

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Endangered Species Day: Celebrating America’s Wildlife Legacy

▲ ▲ ▲ Endangered Species Day: Friday, May 18, 2012 Celebrate Endangered Species Day! Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people young and old to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions that people can … Continue reading

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Bringing Back the San Juan Capistrano Swallows

▲ ▲ ▲ Visitors come to witness the “miracle” of the return of the swallows The Return of the Swallows The American Cliff Swallow is a migratory bird that spends its winters in Argentina and makes the 6,000-mile (10,000 km) trek … Continue reading

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A Global Effort Is Building to Save Our Oceans

▲ ▲ ▲ Earth’s Oceans Imagine what the world’s leading ocean scientists, policy experts, private sector actors, and activists could accomplish if they united as a single force for ocean health. We’re about to find out. During the World Bank’s … Continue reading

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International Migratory Bird Day: Dancing With Birds

▲ ▲ ▲ International Migratory Bird Day: Saturday, May 12, 2012 International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), the signature program of Environment For The Americas, is the only international education program that highlights and celebrates the migration of nearly 350 species … Continue reading

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