PLANT NATIVE PLANTS Over time, bird species have developed close relationships with the native plant species they use. Some of these relationships go back millions of years! Since plants and the land around us are changed very rapidly by humans, some birds can have a very difficult time finding the food, water, nesting, and…
A set of Brown Pelican eggs from the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology’s collections. Eggs in private and museum collections around the world have figured prominently in studies of eggshell thinning due to contaminants such as DDT, heavy metals, and PCBs in predatory bird species such as Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), Bald Eagles (Halieetus leucocephalus),…
Why Are Birds Important? 1. Birds have great economic and ecological value to society by providing vital Ecosystem Services. Large birds destroy numerous rodent pests that consume human food and spread diseases. Smaller birds consume enormous quantities of insects that attack forest trees, services valued at up to $5000/year/square mile of forest. Smaller birds also…
Ventura County is home to over 240 Species of birds; more than just pigeons, sparrows and crows! 243 species live, migrate or pass through Ventura County each year. Birds nest in a variety of spots: tree branches,cavities, bushes, on the ground, or on the sides and eaves of buildings. Nests are often in hidden, hard–to-spot locations. Types of local tree nests:…
A rehabilitated male American Kestrel at Raptor Fest, a wildlife conservation event held by NYC Parks in Central Park. Photograph by Rhododendrites (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_kestrel_(44273).jpg). (https://birdcitywisconsin.org/) THE GREATEST THREAT TO WILD BIRD IS HABITAT LOSS Habitat loss ranks number one among the human-associated threats to wild birds. In Ventura County alone we have lost 85% of our…
Live-streaming Cameras Connect People to Rare California Condors Nesting in the Wild! Watch the Devil’s Gate nest webcam near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in Ventura County Watch Live streaming Condor cam at Big Sur in Monterey County Baby Condor check up! Photo credit: USFWS Condor Program VENTURA – People around the world have the…
(credit: Joseph Brandt/USFWS) Thursday, May 31, 2018 NOW LIVE: Watch endangered California condor chick in the wild live during record-breaking nesting season on ‘Condor Cam’ FILLMORE, California – People across the world can get up-close-and-personal with an endangered California condor chick in real-time through livestreaming video of a wild nest located near the U.S. Fish…
(credit: Joseph Brandt/USFWS) June 5, 2019 NOW LIVE: Watch wild endangered California condor chick live on ‘Condor Cam’ FILLMORE, California – People across the world can get up-close-and-personal with an endangered California condor chick in real-time through live streaming video of a cliff-side nest in a canyon on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s…