SOMIS (CBSLA) — Who is seeing signs of life even as the Maria Fire burns in Ventura County? These firefighters, who found a great horned owl stuck in tree branches and suffering from smoke inhalation.
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/11/04/great-horned-owl-smoke-inhalation-rescued-maria-fire/amp/
The coastal bird has been on the threatened-species list for more than 25 years, providing its natural habitat certain protections by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those protections, in turn, have run afoul of housing developers for years; a judge, for example, dismissed a case earlier this year that attempted to have the bird removed from the designation.
On Veterans Day, national parks, national forests and other federal lands that charge entry fees will be free. Monday’s free admission also applies to sites overseen by the Bureau of Land Management, Army Corps of Engineers and wildlife refuges run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it has thoroughly reviewed the status of the California spotted owl and concluded it does not require protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
For the next four months, birds of all shapes and sizes will migrate to California for winter.
In Northern California, Yuba and Sutter counties are within the Pacific Flyway route for birds, making the area a premier waterfowl-viewing location.
https://www.kcra.com/amp/article/hundreds-flock-yuba-sutter-counties-swan-festival/29751437
Two surviving gulls who were part of a flock of sick and dead birds found last month on Huntington Beach have been re-released after weeks of rehabilitation.
On November 7 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it will take the protection of the California Spotted Owl off of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after a thorough review of its current status in the wild. Consultation amongst experts on the status of the formerly endangered species was done so through site surveys and scientific literature compiled by the service. The USFWS determined the species is not currently at risk of being endangered in their historic natural habitats, nor do they believe they shall be in the foreseeable future.
https://kernvalleysun.com/california-spotted-owl-no-longer-considered-endangered-by-experts/
National Audubon has determined that 50% of birds will be threatened by the climate crisis within the current human lifetime. As our climate changes, the entire web of life must adapt or perish. If a flower blooms earlier due to increased temperatures, insects that depend on that flower must hatch earlier, and birds that consume those insects must arrive from their spring migration earlier. How much life’s web and the birds that are part of it will be able to adapt to this change is uncertain.
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Hello,
If you're receiving this email, you've either participated in or expressed interest in the San Diego Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year, it's on 14 December, the first Saturday of the count period. Please RSVP ASAP. Let me know if you can join us, as well as the names and email addresses of any team members if you're answering for a larger group. If you've not participated previously, please let me know your level of experience - all are welcome, but I like to make sure interested beginners are part of a more experienced group. If you are no longer in the area or interested in receiving these emails, just say so.
As always, the compilation and lunch - courtesy of San Diego Audubon - will be at 1pm at Marina View Park (aka "J Street") in Chula Vista. Anyone wishing to, or unable to make that, should contact me ahead of time to let me know what species you've seen that morning. We missed Great Horned Owl last year, so special owling efforts will be necessary to avoid that again.
Details specific to your area will be provided once I know who's where this year.
Thanks,
Justyn Stahl, compiler
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Hello Birders:
It's time for the Borrego Springs Audubon Christmas Bird Count and we're hoping you can join us again this year. The count will be conducted on Sunday, December 15th from sunrise until about noon or 1pm. This invitation is going out to the team members who you've counted with in the past. Please let me know if you can make it this year and we'll put you on the list with your team.
Please RSVP to Mark Jorgensen at the address below no later than December 7th so we can make sure we have on the roster for the 37th Borrego CBC.
If you can attend, I will forward count sheets, more logistical details, and a map of your count area.
Many thanks for your participation in this nationwide birding event. As in the past, we will have a compilation meeting at the UCI Research Center at 401 Tilting T Drive in Borrego Springs at 1:30PM and a lunch of chili and cornbread will be offered to CBC volunteers beginning about 1PM.
Sincerely,
Mark C. Jorgensen
CBC Team Member
Jim Dice
CBC Count Coordinator
Bob Theriault, CBC Team Member
Shannon McNeil, State Park Associate Environmental ScientistHello Birders:
It's time for the Borrego Springs Audubon Christmas Bird Count and we're hoping you can join us again this year. The count will be conducted on Sunday, December 15th from sunrise until about noon or 1pm. This invitation is going out to the team members who you've counted with in the past. Please let me know if you can make it this year and we'll put you on the list with your team.
Please RSVP to Mark Jorgensen at the address below no later than December 7th so we can make sure we have on the roster for the 37th Borrego CBC.
If you can attend, I will forward count sheets, more logistical details, and a map of your count area.
Many thanks for your participation in this nationwide birding event. As in the past, we will have a compilation meeting at the UCI Research Center at 401 Tilting T Drive in Borrego Springs at 1:30PM and a lunch of chili and cornbread will be offered to CBC volunteers beginning about 1PM.
Sincerely,
Mark C. Jorgensen
CBC Team Member
Jim Dice
CBC Count Coordinator
Bob Theriault, CBC Team Member
Shannon McNeil, State Park Associate Environmental Scientist
