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The NestWatch project
Collecting information about nesting birds in North America is what the NestWatch project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is all about—and the new season is just getting underway. Participants submit data about which kinds of birds are nesting, the number of eggs laid, dates eggs were laid, and the numbers of chicks hatched and fledged.
Flicker Solutions
The March/April 2010 Aikorns has an article about Northern Flickers attacking a house. While the story is meant to be humorous, it is based on a real issue—what do we do when the birds we love start causing severe property damage?
Here's one solution that seems to be (mostly) working. Read more...
Landmark Federal Sage-Grouse Policies in Wyoming
Return of Sound Science to Federal Policymaking, Says Brian Rutledge
Washington, DC, January 4, 2010—Newly announced changes to Bureau of Land Management leasing policies offer fresh hope for the survival of the imperiled Greater Sage-Grouse, enhanced protection for other wildlife that share the western sagebrush ecosystem, and an innovative model for wildlife-friendly energy development across the West. Read more...
Trumpeter Swan sightings?
The Trumpeter Swan Society is keen on hearing of any Trumpeter Swan (or unidentified Tundra/Trumpeter type swan) this winter. Two adults were recently spotted in the Canon City area, so sightings are possible in this area.
Trumpeter Watch is a program of The Trumpeter Swan Society.
Send sightings to:
Peg Abbott,
The Trumpeter Swan Society,
peg@trumpeterswansociety.org
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ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES |
AIKEN AUDUBON’S “E-Conservation Tree”
is on hiatus until a new Conservation Chairperson is found. Would you like to volunteer? Contact Aiken to find out more.
ELLICOTT WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER (EWRC)
EWRC provides compassionate care to sick, injured, and orphaned wild birds and small mammals for the purposes of release and education.
SEASONAL CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES
Spring/Summer:
BREEDING BIRD ATLAS
Volunteers are needed to take responsibility for a section of land and monitor the birds breeding there. The results of this 5-year study will be compiled into the 2nd edition of the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. This is a great opportunity to contribute to our ongoing understanding of the status of birds in Colorado.
December:
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
More than 50,000 observers participate each year in this all-day census of early-winter bird populations. The results of their efforts are compiled into the longest running database in ornithology, representing over a century of unbroken data on trends of early-winter bird populations across the Americas. Simply put, the Christmas Bird Count is citizen science in action. Aiken Audubon is a faithful contributor to this census. Click here to see the results from Aiken's most recent count.
Results from previous years: 2007, 2008.