For the last few weeks, I have devoted this blog to giving you links to Presidential Orders, Executive Orders, Fact Sheets, and press releases from President Trump, The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, The Bureau of Land Management, and The US Fish & Wildlife – all from federal government websites. And I related […]
This is the last blog entry in my series on once common birds whose populations are in steep declines and the actions of our federal government on public lands where these birds live, how this all fits together, and what you can do to help. Instead of beginning with an Executive Order or a Fact […]
This week I am writing about several birds who are on alert status – close to their tipping points*. The steep declines in their populations can be traced to several things but the one cause they all share is destruction of habitats because of us. And the perilous state of these birds and dozens of […]
I am continuing my series of once common birds whose populations are in steep decline, what the causes are, possible solutions, how you can help, and the role of the federal government and President Donald Trump. I have reposted the Executive Orders from President Trump that I previously posted – they are at the bottom […]
I am continuing this week with once common birds whose populations are in steep decline. Last week it was the Loggerhead Shrike. This week it is the Northern Bobwhite. Last week, I explained that my recommendation is not to rely on news shows or social media, but to go straight to the federal government to […]
Over the next few weeks, I am going to talk about birds who were once common within their range and habitat, but whose populations are now in steep decline. Things in the United States are changing. The federal government is no longer protecting wildlife and habitats as they once did. I never think it is […]
Some of the best moments of my life have occurred during birding. That is not in any way meant to lessen the impact of the first time I gazed into my husband’s eyes, the first time I jumped from a high cliff into the lake below, those moments when we learned our first grandchild had […]
This is a great time of year to throw your binoculars around your neck and take a walk or drive anywhere there are overhead utility wires. It does not matter if you are in town, the suburbs, or rural. This is the time of year you will see more and more birds sitting together side-by-side […]
First – the Carolina Wren. This is one of my favorite birds. OK – you caught me! – I probably say that about most of the birds I write about. And it is true – there are no birds I do not like. And there are no birds I do not think beautiful. There is […]
American Goldfinches are an oddity amongst North American songbirds. Even their close cousins – the Lesser Goldfinches – do not share this trait. American Goldfinches only begin nesting at the end of July. Here it is – almost mid-August – and they are in the midst of their first nest of the season. All the […]