Tag: endangered birds

Birding, Birds

The Longest (and Shortest) Hour

May 13, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 6 Comments

Luck is a funny thing. It always presents itself in unexpected ways, seemingly to deliberately confuse and mislead. Last year we reunited with a...

Archives, Conservation, Food, Reviews

“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

July 20, 2018 by Tristan Lowery 2 Comments

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) was among the first 75 species listed...

Pink-headed duck art decoy by Philip Nelson.

Conservation

Pink-headed Duck: The Search is On!

October 27, 2017 by Carrie No Comments

About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed Duck, a charming species related to the pochards (although how, exactly, is up for...

Attwater's Prairie Chicken, displaying male

Birds

What’s in a Name: Attwater’s Prairie Chicken

September 8, 2017 by Carrie No Comments

Henry Philemon Attwater was born in Brighton, England and spent his early adult years in Canada, but the state of Texas – which he...

News

It Takes a Genetic Village: Saving the Florida Scrub-Jay

October 19, 2016 by Meredith Mann No Comments

“Everything counts in large amounts …” That lyric may be all well and good for Depeche Mode (make that, Rock and Roll Hall of...

Birding

Belding’s Yellowthroat, Endemic and Endangered!

May 4, 2016 by Tom Brown No Comments

A couple of years ago, I was invited to participate in a community hummingbird Festival, in Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico. It was at this...

Birds

Endangered and Unknown: Pale-headed Brush-Finch

November 6, 2015 by Carlos 1 Comment

There are many charismatic endangered birds that capture people’s hearts and imaginations: the colossal California Condor, the evocative Red-crowned Crane, and the adorable Spoon-billed Sandpiper come to mind....