This video was taken by Sea and Sage Audubon Society member and all around amazing bird photographer, Sandrine Biziaux Scherson. Here's what she had to say, "He and his mate have hatchlings they have to feed all day long. He does't want me to spot the nest, so he just stopped a few feet away from me (out of breeding season he would never stay that close) and started preening until I left. Smart guy :) California Gnatcatcher are listed as Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1993."
A New Colony of Caspian Tern Decoys on Aramburu Island
Richardson Bay Audubon Center is attacting breeding pairs of Caspian Terns with these newly painted tern decoys—a strategy successfully used by previous tern relocation efforts.