Part II: A Safer Future for Plovers
Our guest writer, Carleton Eyster, an Avian Ecologist with Point Blue Conservation Science, explains creative solutions to protect Western Snowy Plovers.
Guest Posts
Part I: A New Home for Snowy Plovers
Our guest writer, Carleton Eyster, an Avian Ecologist, explains the restoration efforts making these wetlands safer for plovers and how collaboration across organizations is creating a brighter future for this at-risk species.
Inside View: From Volunteer to Staff Member
I have always been interested in science, health, animals, wildlife, and conservation, but a trip to a wildlife reserve in South Africa last year left me with a desire to do more to help wildlife. At the time, I was also in the middle of changing career paths, pursuing a new career in animal health … Read more
The Amazing Albatross!
Editor’s Note: This piece was prepared by our long-time volunteer, Joanna Chin. Photos were provided by her husband, Byron Chin. Have you ever seen an albatross? Unless you’ve spent a lot of time at sea or have gone out specifically looking for them, you probably have not. Albatrosses are remarkable birds that spend the … Read more
The Dazzling Diversity of Gull Behavior
Editor’s Note: Thank you to our long-time volunteer, Joanna Chin, for preparing this wonderful piece and to her husband, Byron Chin, for the beautiful photography. A special thank you to guest photographer, Amar Ayyash as well. When most people picture gulls, they think of gray and white birds squawking while soaring at the seashore, possibly … Read more
They’re Not “Seagulls”— and Other Fun Gull Facts!
By Joanna Chin Photos by Byron Chin I have been a fan of gulls for over fifteen years. Amusingly enough, what piqued my interest was the gulls in the movie Finding Nemo. While those gulls were not the brightest, and thus their portrayal not the most accurate, I was so amused by them that I … Read more
Guest post: Keeping watch over Brown Pelicans
By Anna Weinstein, Audubon California The Brown Pelican is California’s iconic coastal bird and one of the great success stories of the Endangered Species Act. While pelicans have dramatically recovered in the last 30 years, they have since suffered unprecedented breeding failures and starvation events in California and Oregon, likely due to poor availability of … Read more