The Birders Report

Photo Courtesy of  Boreal Songbird Initiative Seattle, WA – Millions of Canada’s migratory birds, representing more than a hundred species, could be at risk when they return this fall to areas in the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast serves as important habitat for hundreds of Canada’s bird species which [...]

[Read more →]

Greater White-fronted Geese Fly Over photo by Larry Jordan BirdLife International is a global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.  How do I know this?  I am a BirdLife Species Champion and besides, their About BirdLife [...]

[Read more →]

Northern Pintails In Flight photo by Larry Jordan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will hold a national media teleconference to announce the 2010 “State of the Birds Report,” which this year focuses on the effects of climate change on migratory bird populations in the United States. Taking part in the teleconference [...]

[Read more →]

Burrowing Owl photo by Larry Jordan If you are concerned about the conservation of bird species in the world and more specifically Burrowing Owls in California please download the Guidance for Burrowing Owl Conservation and read this document.  It has been sitting on a desk at the California Department of Fish and Game for at [...]

[Read more →]

The Burrowing Owl Community Is Watching photo by Larry Jordan Scott Artis of JournOwl has uncovered a cover-up at California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) involving the suppression of a report that suggests that their current policy relating to Burrowing Owls amounts to “take.”  ” Take” is a euphemism for “killing” in conservation terms.  [...]

[Read more →]