Duck & Wildlife Conservation Stamp

I believe that a new Wildlife Conservation Stamp is essential to advance National Wildlife Refuge enhancement and conservation of wildlife habitat in the United States. Please join the conversation at 10000 Birds and let us know what you think about this important project.

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American WigeonAmerican Wigeon Drake (Anas americana) at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR by Larry Jordan

Take a tour along with me to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, just posted over at the Wildlife Conservation Stamp website. This incredible wildlife refuge located at the south end of the San Francisco Bay includes 30,000 acres of wetlands, open water, and upland habitats, home to at least 800,000 birds at any given time and to millions during peak migration!

While you’re there, please click on our Facebook widget and “like us.” You will also want to watch the featured video (located in the sidebar) giving you a tour of the entire San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

If you think a Wildlife Conservation Stamp would be a great way to help our National Wildlife Refuge System not only survive, but expand, check out our “About Us” page and join us!

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A Female Anna’s Hummingbird Exploring Peruvian Lilies

May 13, 2013
Anna's Hummingbird Female at Peruvian Lilies

Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Female photos by Larry Jordan (click for full sized images) We have six large hummingbird feeders surrounding our house in Northern California but we also have several flower beds and native plants that the hummingbirds enjoy. As I sat on my back porch last weekend, contemplating mowing the native grasses surrounding [...]

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Revised Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Western Snowy Plover

May 7, 2013
Western Snowy Plover Male

Pacific Coast Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) Female photos by Larry Jordan The Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as threatened. They are a Bird Species of Special Concern in California and were listed as endangered under the Washington [...]

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The Northern Spotted Owl: One of the Most Studied Owls in the World

May 1, 2013
Northern Spotted Owl

Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) photos by Larry Jordan I recently attended the Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival located in Arcata and the surrounding areas of Northern California. One of the reasons I wanted to attend this magnificent seventeen year old festival was because of the diversity of birds and wildlife located in [...]

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Surfbirds at Humboldt Bay North Jetty During Godwit Days Bird Festival at 10000 Birds

April 24, 2013
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Make sure you get over to 10000 Birds to read my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on Surfbirds of Humboldt Bay’s North Jetty! Did you like this? Share it:

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What does the Keystone Pipeline have to do with Birds?

April 15, 2013
Say No to Keystone Pipeline

The Keystone Pipeline has more to do with birds than you may think. Please go over to 10000 Birds to read my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on this very important issue. If you don’t have time to do that, please take a few moments to click on at least one of the links [...]

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Calliope and Anna’s Male Hummingbirds at the Feeder

April 10, 2013
Calliope and Anna's Hummingbirds at Feeder

Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) Male at Feeder by Larry Jordan The Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) is the smallest North American breeding bird1. This male just arrived at my home over the weekend. They arrive on breeding grounds before the females and, according to their range map, they probably breed here in Shasta County. Click on photos for full [...]

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The League of Conservation Voters and the Keystone XL Pipeline

April 3, 2013
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Do you know about the League of Conservation Voters (LCV)? This is a national non-profit organization that works to turn environmental values into national priorities. To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCV advocates for sound environmental policies, elects pro-environment candidates who will adopt and implement such policies, and provides state LCVs with the [...]

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Double-crested Cormorants

April 2, 2013
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Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) photos by Larry Jordan Updated 4/3/2013 A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to be able to take a trip to the San Francisco Bay area and stopped at a few National Wildlife Refuges on the way. The first refuge I visited on my trip South was Sutter National Wildlife [...]

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Ross’s Geese at Klamath National Wildlife Area, Miller Island Unit

March 18, 2013
Ross's Geese

Ross’s Geese (Chen rossii) in Flight photos by Larry Jordan (click photos for full sized images) A few weeks ago I took a ride up to the California/Oregon border to visit the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex. You can read my posts on two of these refuges over at the Wildlife Conservation Stamp website. [...]

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Rough-legged Hawks Wintering at Klamath Basin NWR Complex

March 5, 2013
Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) photos by Larry Jordan (click to see full sized images) The Rough-legged Hawk is a true arctic species having an extensive panboreal breeding range, with populations in taiga and tundra regions of both the Old World and the New World1. Green is their summer range, blue is winter. In North America [...]

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Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material at 10000 Birds

February 27, 2013
Marsh Wren

Marsh Wren ((Cistothorus palustris) Singing photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds on the Marsh Wren. It includes two videos of this vociferous little bird, one collecting nest material and one of the male building a nest. Did you like this? Share it:

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The 16th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count a Huge Success

February 20, 2013
House Finch, Evening Grosbeak and Pine Siskin

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Male, Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) Male and Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) photos by Larry Jordan Even though the Great Backyard Bird Count is still accepting check list submissions until March 1st, it is already a huge success. They already have 2,994 species recorded (at this posting) and over 23 million birds [...]

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