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More Than Half of U.S. Birds Are in Decline, Warns New Report

More Than Half of U.S. Birds Are in Decline, Warns New Report

October 21, 2022October 15, 2022 Supertrooper 2 Comments

The Rufous Hummingbird, Greater Sage-Grouse, Pinyon Jay, and 67 other birds in the United States are teetering on the edge of disaster, having lost at least half of their populations in the past 50 years. A report released today by North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) calls these birds “Tipping Point” species, on track to […]

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Decline of threatened bird highlights planning importance of bison releases

Decline of threatened bird highlights planning importance of bison releases

January 1, 2022December 25, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

The story of the American bison is both tragic and uplifting. Once dappling the prairies of North America in the tens of millions, hunting winnowed the number to perhaps a thousand survivors by the end of the 19th century. Nearly wiping out the continent’s largest surviving land animal was a bloody stain on the century-old […]

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Black Birds at Marl Bed Flats

Black Birds at Marl Bed Flats

May 1, 2014December 23, 2019 Scott Simmons 1 Comment

Not all black birds are blackbirds, and not all blackbirds are black, but they are all birds. This morning at Marl Bed Flats I saw lots of black birds, and some of them were blackbirds. My favorite blackbird, though, was only partly black. Bobolinks are blackbirds, and the males are black, the females aren’t. I […]

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Bobolinks at Marl Bed Flats

Bobolinks at Marl Bed Flats

May 16, 2013December 22, 2019 Scott Simmons 1 Comment

This morning I drove out to Marl Bed Flats this morning. I was hoping to see a Long-billed Dowitcher that was reported here a few days ago. I didn’t find him, but I did find a lot of other birds. I was surprised to see about 100 Bobolinks. These are the first I’ve ever seen, […]

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