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12/08/2024

World’s oldest known, wild bird lays an egg.
Her name is Wisdom and she’s estimated to be 74 years old. On 11/27/24 she laid her egg on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. She’s been documented as fledging 30 chicks.

Good news!

11/04/2024

...a reminder that while birds can’t vote, we can!
National Audubon encourages everyone to take the
pledge “I Bird, I Vote” and make your voice heard by
voting this November 5th.
—Jonathan Aguayo, President
Sea and Sage Audubon, California

Webpage:

Sea and Sage Audubon Society’s mission is to protect birds, other wildlife, and their habitats through education, citizen science, research, and public policy advocacy.

10/10/2024

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/birds-caught-in-the-eye-of-hurricane-milton/

Hurricane Milton, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, is expected to hit the Gulf Coast of central Florida in the U.S. on Oct. 9. Hurricane Milton follows on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of the Southeast just two weeks earlier. Both storms coincide with the f...

10/02/2024

This adult Brown Pelican is in breeding plumage. Photographer: Brian E. Small. Found coastal in North America and on p. 194 Birds of Southern California. Weighing in at 5-7 lbs. it is one of the heaviest flying birds. The Brown Pelican dives for fish from the air, whereas the White Pelican dips from the water surface like a dabbler duck. Pelicans consume 4 lbs. of fish per day. Fossil records date pelicans from 36 million years ago. Lifespan 25-30 years. Generally residents that do not migrate.

09/18/2024

Summer reading by an olive tree, well researched in terms of how humans have interacted with these 10 birds & ending with a focus on climate change.

09/18/2024

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09/06/2024

Water & feed birds. One example - my home, Olympia, WA September 2025, 90 degrees
Christina, owner.

09/06/2024

This lovely photograph of a family of Ospreys was taken by Gregg Thompson, a NW photographer, contributor to Bird Note. It is on page 128 of of the Puget Sound Region Coast to Cascades.

In September our PNW Ospreys are preparing to launch the juveniles and to migrate south. It is quite noisy around the nests this time of year. Adults might be communicating: ‘You can do this incredible migration to southern California your first time. You can do this.’ Juveniles: ‘Please continue to feed me, I am scared’. Adults whistle, juveniles beg, on and on in September. Soon all be gone, then silence until next Spring.

This Osprey is the only bird of prey that feeds exclusively on fish. Their toes can be configured to grab fish either in a 3 – 1 or a 2 - 2 position. Ospreys are cosmopolitan (worldwide) other than Antarctica. Population is estimated at 460K globally. Conservation status – great.

04/12/2024

Gratitude for looking out and seeing wildlife from my home.

01/02/2024

1/1/24 Bob & I participated in the Bottle Beach State Park CBC (Christmas Bird Count, Grays Harbor, WA.). We saw over a 1,000 Dunlins, over 100 Marbled Godwits, 30 Blacked-bellied Plovers as the tide came in.

The weather was most cooperative with no rain, nor wind and a touch of sun.

Bob was instrumental in the formation of this state park & is acknowledged on the interpretative sign (top, right).

10/28/2023

Arizona Field Ornithologists has a couple of great reviews of our titles in 2023...check this site out: https://arizonabirds.org/index.html

09/28/2023

Winner of a drawing at