Join us in our effort to protect  Tricolored Blackbirds, a declining species that lives almost entirely in California. Each year, the birds nest in just a few huge colonies, often in grain fields due to habitat loss. Without incentive to do otherwise, farmers sometimes cultivate the fields before the young can fly. A machine harvester can easily wipe out 25 percent of the entire species’ young in just a few minutes. To avoid this, we pay farmers to delay harvesting until the young birds can fly away. We’ve done the math on these deals – it works out to about a dollar a bird. It’s a small price to pay to protect this beautiful but beleaguered California species. With a five dollar donation, you can help us save five birds.