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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS

Returning to roost
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Returning to roost

By Daniela Ogden

Audubon California's habitat restoration project on Aramburu Island in San Francisco Bay is drawing more and more birds -- this time Elegant Terns.

Oil spills and air pollution are just the beginning of the price we pay for oil dependence
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Oil spills and air pollution are just the beginning of the price we pay for oil dependence

By Brigid McCormack

Legislation making its way through the Capitol right now will move us away from oil dependence and create a better California for birds and people.

Bad idea: feeding bread to ducks and other birds
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Bad idea: feeding bread to ducks and other birds

By Ariana Rickard

Just because a lot of people do it, doesn't mean it's good for birds.

Herding mice
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Herding mice

By Daniela Ogden

Restoration projects are always full of surprises.

Central Valley's extreme heat linked to global greenhouse gas emissions

Warmer temperatures in the Central Valley aren't all the result of Mother Nature, according to a new study from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Some of that is the result of carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions.

Posted by Garrison Frost on August 13, 2015

Did feds ignore science to move ahead with massive killing of cormorants?

Sure looks that way. Readers may recall our complaints earlier this year about an Army Corps of Engineers plan to kill 11,000 Double-crested Cormorants and destroy 26,000 nests on Oregon's East Sand Island in order to protect endangered salmon hatchlings. Well, our friends at the Audubon Society of Portland have obtained documents showing that at least one study commissioned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service indicated that killing the cormorants would not have any impact on salmon survival. Despite Audubon protests, the Army Corps moved forward with its plan this spring, and obtained a permit from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The killing of birds at East Sand Island has already begun. According to the Oregonian, 158 cormorants have been shot and 5,089 nests destroyed.

Posted by Garrison Frost on August 13, 2015
Construction begins at Sonoma Creek
Sonoma Creek Restoration

Construction begins at Sonoma Creek

Our three-year project to enhance habitat at Sonoma Creek gets started with the construction of an access road to the site.

Golden Eagle killed by wind turbine three months after being rescued and returned to the wild

In the most depressing news we're going to see in quite a while, a Golden Eagle released into the wild just three months ago after being rescued by firefighters was killed yesterday by a wind turbine in Livermore.

Posted by Garrison Frost on August 12, 2015

Andrea Jones talks about birds and the drought on KPCC in Los Angeles

Audubon California Director of Bird Conservation Andrea Jones appeared on KPCC's AirTalk recently to talk about how the ongoing drought is affecting birds throughout the state.

Posted by Garrison Frost on August 12, 2015
Judge halts 30-year permit to kill eagles at wind farms
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Judge halts 30-year permit to kill eagles at wind farms

By Garrison Frost

In a decision that has far-reaching implications for both bird conservation and wind energy, a U.S. District Court judge yesterday set aside a controversial rule that would allow operators of wind energy facilities to accidentally kill Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles for up to 30 years.

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