Wednesday, 18 November 2009
View a Birding Slideshow
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| Mike McDowell |
Photographer Mike McDowell gets up close and personal with Wisconsin birds using a method called digiscoping to take some of the most intimate birds photos you’ll ever see.
See Wisconsin Birds »
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009
For the Birds
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| Photo © Mike Baird (Creative Commons). |
The Nature Conservancy's Migratory Bird Program helps to ensure that protection efforts appropriately address the special habitat needs of wide-ranging and migratory birds.
Learn About Our Migratory Bird Program »
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Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Share Your Birding Photos!
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| Photo © Elizabeth Martin. |
Migratory Birds are often the bellwether of our environment, and are among the very first to be affected by changes to their ecosystems. Post your favorite bird photo to the group -- and tag it with Birds-TNC09 -- and we may use it in the coming months to help raise awareness for these special creatures.
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Thursday, 22 October 2009
Bird in the Hand
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| Mark Godfrey |
Prairie warblers, tail-wagging yellow birds with olive upperparts, are in serious decline across their range, due mostly to a loss of breeding habitat. The Nature Conservancy is tagging prairie warblers to discover how to protect these unique birds.
Tag, You're It! »
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Saturday, 10 October 2009
Check Out our Bird HotSpot Map!
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| Photo © Alexandra Houston |
Birdwatching can take place anywhere and at any time – from deep within an ancient forest on a birdwatching expedition, to a surprise visit on an afternoon hike, or even through a window during the day. We’ve gathered some of the best places to birdwatch in the United States so that we can share these birding “hotspots” with you.
Where to Find the Most Birds »
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Sunday, 27 September 2009
Visit this Month's Featured Preserve
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| The Nature Conservancy |
Sheldrick Forest Preserve is 227-acres of high quality old forest in Wilton. It contains more than six natural communities, glacial drift, seeps and streams, mountain laurel and a variety of interior forest breeding birds.
Visit Our Preserve Pages »
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Thursday, 10 September 2009
Grassland Birds In Trouble
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| Photo © Rick McEwan |
The U.S. State of the Birds Report analyzes bird populations by habitat types — and the habitat of great concern is grasslands. Grassland birds are doing consistently worse than those in other habitat types. While the situation appears grim, the Conservancy is leading efforts to address the problems of grasslands.
What's Happening to Grassland Birds? »
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Thursday, 3 September 2009
Where to Find U.S. Birds?
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| Photo © Larry Hennessy |
In tandem with partners, The Nature Conservancy co-authored the first-ever North American State of the Birds report. The report identifies birds as indicators of ecosystem health and reveals that bird populations can give us the first insights into the health of the environment while serving as a measure of sustainability.
Read the North American State of the Birds Report »
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Sunday, 30 August 2009
Explore our State of the Birds Map
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| TNC |
It's a great time to get outside and find some birds from your life list. Get a good start when you use our birds habitat map and learn about some of the rare and threatened species that live in each location.
Learn the State of Birds around the Nation »
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Reporting on the State of the Birds
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| Photo © Alexandra Houston |
The first ever U.S. State of the Birds report was pulls together a summary of the population status of birds from many of the major North American habitats. This easy-to-read and informative report gives us a solid, understandable view of some of the U.S.’s most rare and beautiful birds.
Read Blog Posts on the State of the Birds »
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