Tuesday, July 22, 2008

news and more



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Once upon a time, a place like this was probably oak savanna. It's lost some of its original flora, and had a number of invasives added to it, so you'd have to describe this as "degraded" - but maybe we could say it's a "functional" savanna in some ways. It lacks a Red-headed Woodpecker, though...
Despite that, I still like it. I worked in some places like this during the last few months, doing bird surveys. I especially like the stream pictured here. A singing male Orchard Oriole was right here.
Read more about oak savannas here.
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The American Bird Conservancy is recommending new changes to green building standards to help in reducing bird collisions. Read more here ...


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Read about the 2008 USFWS waterfowl surveys and what the results show, here.


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