It has barely been two weeks, and we’ve already found the first nest of the season! As the newbie to the team, I’m still getting the hang of how to find and resight our Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows. The attention to song and color completely contrasts with my fieldwork on Greater Sage-grouse in Nevada last year. Since we [...]
New bluebird fans showing their hand-built nests and egg. Bluebird Education on Military Lands By Christa LeGrande On Saturday 26 July, we hosted a bluebird education program on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Military Base (JBLM) with a small group of military families. The families that participated in this event have been a support system [...]
Cuban tree frog Photo by: Thomas Brown; Wiki Commons Food For Thought By Rachel Mullin Cuckoos are unique in the bird world in many ways; one is that they have a unique diet, specializing on large-bodied insects, such as katydids, butterflies, and caterpillars. Birds spend a large proportion of their day foraging, and [...]
photo by Gary Slater Sponsor a Mangrove Cuckoo! The Mangrove Cuckoo Project is well under way this spring, and we are asking you to participate in this exciting study by sponsoring a cuckoo. Although we receive some funding from grants, it is not enough to adequately study this secretive species. Learning about this [...]
WELCOME to our new blog and web site! We are very excited about our new and refreshed look, and we send a great big thanks to Ritama Design for putting it all together. With this new design and interface, we will be better able to highlight our conservation program and outreach efforts to the public and [...]