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It Takes a Village: San Diego’s Acorn Woodpecker
In the 1920s, an American ornithologist called this bird “our native aristocrat—unruffled by the operations of the human plebs…” In that same decade, an avian researcher proclaimed that these birds…
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Mosquito Presentation at the Nature Center
In Living Color: Black-headed Grosbeaks are Back in Town
Just before my shift started, I walked into the baby bird room at the wildlife rehabilitation center. A distinctive sound ringing through the room—”WEE-urrr, WEE-urrr”—transported me back more than five…
Read MoreKids’ Art Project August 5 with the Muramid Museum is CANCELLED
BVAS NATIVE PLANT CLUB NATURE CENTER GARDEN WORK PARTY
Mondays at 10 a.m.—Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are…
Read MoreRidgway’s Rail Release and Monitoring
A pair of captive-bred Ridgway’s rails has begun laying eggs at Sea World. This is exciting news for wildlife officials who are gearing up for the release of 10 radio-tagged…
Read More2015 – What a Year!
It was just before Christmas, twelve months ago, when the doors to the BVAS Nature Center were finally reopened. The remodeling project had taken 6 long months, and the first…
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