As we've been talking about lately, Audubon California is currently negotiating with several Central Valley farmers to save a handful of massive Tricolored Blackbird breeding colonies. This is a bird that has been in steady decline over the past several decades, and losing just one colony would be catastrophic. We could use your help in this effort -- click here to learn more. The photos here were taken last week in fields throughout the Central Valley. These are the nests we're trying to save. All photos were taken by Kelly Weintraub.