There was a time when this bird was almost wiped out by people collecting feathers for hats. It took a major effort by a fledgling conservation group dedicated to the protection of birds to get the first laws passed against this practice. The action was so successful that the organization, now well over 100 years old, uses the bird in its logo. That organization is the National Audubon Society. And the bird is the Great Egret.
By Garrison Frost
May 26, 2010
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.