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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS
The Starr Ranch Sanctuary Barn Owl Cam has been a favorite of viewers around the world for the past several years. Conceived by sanctuary manager Pete DeSimone, who has worked at Audubon for more than 37 years, the cam live streams the daily comings and goings of the Barn Owls that take up residence in the cavity of a eucalyptus located at the ranch.
After a couple years with no nesting success, there are three owlets, with two more eggs that may hatch. Drought may have played a part in previous failure. But whatever the reason, viewers are happy to have a reason to tune in and watch the drama unfold.
Great article in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend celebrating the arrival of thousands of Swainson's Hawks to the Anza-Borrego State Park.
Our colleague Dash Weidhofer, who manages the Audubon Bobcat Ranch outside Winters, recently found this Burrowing Owl on the property. It may be the first recorded sighting of that species on the property. He also captured some cool images of the wildflowers blooming.
You may not have ever heard of the Farm Bill’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program or the Department of Reclamation’s WaterSMART grants – but our birds count on them every day. In the Central Valley, Farm Bill programs help protect Tricolored Blackbird colonies and create surrogate habitat on agricultural lands for a variety of birds, such as Long-billed Curlews, Western Sandpipers, and Snow Geese. WaterSMART conservation programs work at the community level to provide more water for birds and people. These programs have benefits throughout the parched West. In the Colorado River Basin, more than fifteen years of drought is threatening river habitat for the endangered Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Summer Tanager.
Please send an email today asking Congress to fully support programs that safeguard birds and conserve water for habitats and communities.
We have our first baby owl! If you want to look in live, check out the cam. Obviously, we're very excited about this, as it's the first time in two years that we've had owls nesting here. We suspect the drought has had a lot to do with that.
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