The two ornithologists had just visited a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) eyrie and were motoring their way to another one. As their inflatable boat rose and fell in heavy swells along the northern Queen Charlotte Islands off Canada’s western coast they saw a flock of whirling Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). By Rex Graham David H. [...]
A multi-agency report on the state of birds in the San Francisco Bay area paints a mixed picture, with most bird species doing well after decades of investments in habitat restoration, but many are vulnerable to rising sea levels, extreme-weather events, non-native predators and other threats. The analysis was based on years of [...]
By Rex Graham Two whooping cranes — the most endangered of all of the world’s crane species — have been shot and killed near the Jennings, Louisiana, according to the he Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). Agents have identified two juveniles for their alleged role in the illegal shooting of the cranes, which [...]