Tag: Greater Sage Grouse

Conservation

Bird Litigation: Greater Sage-Grouse and Oil and Natural Gas Leases

March 10, 2020 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

Because its habitat consists largely of land that is valuable for oil and natural gas exploration and extraction, protection of the Greater Sage-Grouse has...

Birding

Top Ten Birds of 2017

December 27, 2017 by Tom Brown 4 Comments

And another one bites the dust! But what a year it has been, with some of the best birding of my life, some sweeping...

Birding, Trips

Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge

September 20, 2017 by Tom Brown 2 Comments

Growing up in central Oregon, allowed me to experience such a diverse amount of habitat, and the wildlife that resides there. It is a...

Conservation, Politics

We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

August 10, 2017 by Larry 1 Comment

Not only is the Trump administration going about removing our hard fought environmental protections, they are destroying our reputation around the globe. Withdrawing from...

Conservation

Bird Litigation: Greater Sage-grouse v. Wind Turbines in Oregon

June 7, 2016 by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who has been sharing some thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. Jason’s...

News

Where the Birds Are (and Why); Plus, Who Would Steal a Young Birder’s Make-a-Wish Gift?

September 27, 2015 by Meredith Mann No Comments

More migration (and other) news, on the wing … As Redgannet can probably attest, Blackcaps seem to be bypassing their traditional Spanish wintering grounds in favor...

News

Come a Little Closer, Don’t Be Shy: A Study in Greater Sage-grouse Lovin’

January 18, 2015 by Meredith Mann No Comments

There were so many potential titles for this post, from some of our greatest songwriters (Sting, Robert Smith, heck even Leonard Cohen). But at the...