Posts Tagged ‘Education’
He May Not Be Pavarotti, But…
Anyone who enjoys bird song dreads summer’s end as a bit of an auditory desert. But if you live near California Thrashers, you can take heart. These songsters will actually…
Read MoreIt 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…
Read MoreA Bird For All Seasons – The Western Meadowlark
While scouting the Great Falls Portage along the Missouri River in 1805, Merriweather Lewis heard an unexpected vocal fanfare from an otherwise familiar bird from the East—a bird then called…
Read MoreThe Song Sparrow – San Diego’s Reliable Crooner
Outdoors on late summer mornings, I strain to catch any hint of bird song. For those who relish the avian breeding season symphony, the end of summer represents a bit…
Read MoreA Little Respect
San Diego County’s majestic natives aren’t feeling the love. Golden eagles require large territories and more than a little privacy to thrive. When not nesting on a preferred cliff, they…
Read MoreOverdue Credit to a Frequent Flyer
North American folklore has touted the American Robin as the harbinger of spring. Me—not so much. For me, that honor goes to the Mourning Dove and its soft song drifting…
Read MoreAudubon’s 2018 Collaborative Funding Grant
Thank you to Audubon’s 2018 Collaborative Funding Grant program, which awarded BVAS $1,000 for school bus transportation to bring students from Title I elementary schools in North County San Diego…
Read MoreUncommonly Intelligent – Ravens at the Top of the Class
Call a despicable person “pond scum” and I take offense on behalf of pond scum everywhere. Scoop up a handful of pond scum and you might actually be looking at…
Read MoreHome For the Holidays…It’s a Risky Decision
Let’s say you’re a bird. Your breeding area this spring and summer abounded with budding plants, fresh fruits, nutritious insects—plenty for you and the kids you raised. But what about…
Read MoreThe Tricolored Blackbird: Next on the Endangered List?
One evening last fall, on a restaurant deck overlooking Oceanside Harbor, I watched House Sparrows skitter around the floor, searching out crumbs. A larger bird caught my eye and I…
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