| Citizen Science at its best... From December 14, 2008 through January 5, 2009, tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas will take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. Families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists will head out on an annual mission - often before dawn. For over one hundred years, the desire to both make a difference and to experience the beauty of nature has driven dedicated people to leave the comfort of a warm house in the middle of winter.Each of the citizen scientists who brave snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count make an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations - and to help guide conservation action. From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation. | |
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Being Prepared for the 4th Annual SV- CBC Makes a Huge Difference
• Pot Luck Tubulation Celebration Dinner follows the Count! (4:30- 8:00 PM) Andrews Hall - Sonoma Comm. Center -276 East Napa St. two blocks off the Sonoma Plaza. Drop food/Coolers,etc. off anytime after 3:30PM. We supply a variety of drinks. You can also bring wine, beer or what you like! Good food matters to this crowd! The Pot Luck - What to Bring is based on your birthday & 4 Seasons! Winter - main dish (we have a kitchen for warming)
Spring - dessert
Summer - appetizers Fall - salad or side dish
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Carol Browner, Chair of the Board of the National Audubon Society, has been named to the position of "Climate Czar" by President-elect Obama. Ms. Browner will lead the new administration’s policies on climate change and energy.
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Celebrating Sonoma's Good Nature!
By Emily Charrier-Botts
The Sonoma Plaza is graced with 60 different types of trees, not to mention the hundreds of species of birds that make those trees home. Valley birder Tom Rusert worked with City Parks Supervisor Dave Chavoya and representatives of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau to create a guide highlighting all of the ecological wonders of the Plaza that will help residents and visitors spot the difference between a Canary Island palm and a California fan palm tree.
Called “Celebrate Sonoma’s Good Nature,” the brochure and map will be available at the visitors bureau in coming weeks, allowing the community to gain a better understanding of the natural beauty of California’s largest town square.
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By KRISTEN WYATT
Associated Press According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which tracks wildlife recreation, birdwatching is now a hobby of 47.8 million Americans, with "wildlife watching" up 8 percent from 2000 to 2006. The birdwatching trend comes as both hunting and fishing declined in popularity, by 4 percent and 12 percent, respectively, over the same period. |
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A premier online birding program has been developed for you in California! Audubon California, PRBO Conservation Science, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology have partnered to create this eBird site specific to California, and your participation will help us learn more about bird distribution and abundance throughout the state. With your help, we can begin to complete the picture of how birds are distributed across the diverse California landscape and track what changes may be occurring in the future. Choose a California Important Bird Area or Birding Hot Spot and enter your data! Visit Audubon California's IBA Program Website for more information.
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Experts identify molecule that reacts to magnetic field
Rick Weiss, Washington Post
Flying with a chemical compass? Four decades after scientists showed that migratory birds use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves during their seasonal journeys, researchers have at last found a molecular mechanism that may explain how they do it. If the hypothesis is true, the planet's magnetic field lines - which arch around Earth from north to south - may be plainly visible to birds, like the dashed line in the middle of a road.
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The Case of the American Kestrel Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza - The answer is a sound yes. Available data on kestrel populations comes from several different data sources: migration counts, the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), Christmas Bird Count (CBC), and also from regional nest box programs. Because the American Kestrel is a partial migrant, a species whose winter range largely overlaps its breeding range and which also falls largely within the well-sampled area of southern Canada and the United States, using CBC data to support these statements has considerable value. |
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A vast mountainous region glimpsed by generations of Californians mainly through bug-pocked windshields on Interstate 5 was preserved Thursday in what conservationists say is the largest, most ecologically crucial acquisition of public land in state history. The deal saves from development more than 240,000 acres of the Tejon Ranch - a ruggedly diverse stretch of grassland, forest and oak woodland just north of Los Angeles. It is, in reality, a unique ecosystem eight times the size of San Francisco. |
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