We just learned today that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has decided to list the Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The listing will be effective Nov. 3. While it's never good news to have to do this, we are greatly pleased that this bird will get the protections it needs to recover and thrive in California and the West. The next step will be the designation of critical habitat for the this species, and we'll be involved in that. Audubon California supporters send more than 2,200 emails to the service in the recent months supporting the listing -- and we're certain that this outpouring made a difference. Thanks for everything. (photo by mdf)