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2010 Yellow-billed Magpie Survey Results
From June 4-7 Audubon California sponsored a volunteer Yellow-billed Magpie survey to help support the conservation of this dynamic species. A total of 3,607 birds were counted in 22 counties by over 230 observers; the most birds were counted in Sacramento, Yolo, and San Luis Obispo counties. In this second annual eBird survey, we doubled the number of participants and the number of birds counted! For a full report, go to Audubon’s website. You can also view an interactive map and data in eBird here.
Fall birding festivals in California
Start planning now for some great birding festivals this fall! These festivals are a great way to go birding in a new location, visit local Important Bird Areas, and learn about bird conservation throughout the state. In addition, you can tell us what birds you saw at a festival by recording your results here on eBird! The 6th Annual Monterey Monterey Bay Birding Festival takes place Sept. 23-26th at the Watsonville Civic Plaza. The theme this year: "The California Coast – From Condors to Snowy Plovers" celebrates this diversity of bird life. For a list of other festivals held this summer and beyond, visit this website.
New Desert Bird Conservation Plan now available online!
The Desert Bird Conservation Plan (BCP), a collaborative work of PRBO Conservation Science and California Partners in Flight, summarizes the latest research findings for a suite of focal bird species associated with Colorado and Mojave desert habitats. These findings are translated into a list of specific conservation and outreach recommendations, which if implemented, should benefit many desert birds. You can download the plan from PRBO's website to learn more about the status, conservation threats, and recommended actions of desert birds. And, your help is needed - continue contributing your observations of desert birds to California eBird, helping us increase our knowledge of California’s desert birds!
Results Coming in from Christmas Bird Counts!
The 110th season for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count has come to an end. In California, thousands of birders joined in an effort to survey birds at 130 Christmas Bird Count circles across the state. The one-day bird counts provide valuable data about the number of bird species occurring within a set geographic area. Counts range from small groups in hard-to-get to places like Tejon Ranch and Santa Cruz Island, to urban landscapes such as Los Angeles, to large, high organized counts such as Santa Barbara, with over 100 participants.
Sequoia Audubon pelagic tour spots White-chinned Petrel off Half Moon Bay
Sequoia Audubon Society ran their first ever pelagic out of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo on Sunday, Oct. 18th and spotted a White-chinned Petrel, which if accepted is a new record for California! Everyone on the boat had looks and were able to study the features of the species. The bulky structure, short tail, large body, big belly of the bird were noticeably different from a Flesh-footed Shearwater (which was also seen). The previous week, in a pelagic trip run by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, three species of albatross were seen (Black-footed, Laysan, and Short-tailed.) Additional photos can be found on Alvaro Jaramarillo's website.
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- Most Checklists Submitted for Current Month
- Los Angeles -- 233
- Santa Cruz -- 165
- Placer -- 148
- San Diego -- 87
- Sacramento -- 79
- San Francisco -- 71
- Monterey -- 63
- Imperial -- 61
- Ventura -- 56
- Kern -- 53
- Riverside -- 53
- Humboldt -- 50
- El Dorado -- 49
- San Mateo -- 44
- San Bernardino -- 41
- Marin -- 40
- Alameda -- 37
- Santa Barbara -- 37
- Contra Costa -- 34
- Lake -- 30
- Sonoma -- 30
- Mendocino -- 29
- Santa Clara -- 29
- Yolo -- 24
- Orange -- 23
- San Luis Obispo -- 22
- Amador -- 21
- Modoc -- 14
- Tulare -- 14
- Lassen -- 12
