Tulare County Audubon Society

A bird sit routine can be a powerful anchor in your life. To learn how to take a breather with birds, check out the 5 steps to a bird sit.

What should you do if you find a baby bird out of its nest? Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon Comics has a handy, humorous chart to help.

MAY SPEAKER MEETING Friday, May 13th, 7:00pm Cafe 210 210 W. Center Ave, Visalia... "The State of Restoration in High Lake Ecosystems" Danny Boiano, Supervisory Ecologist and Physical & Wildlife Science Branch Chief at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will discuss ongoing projects including those managing populations of yellow legged frogs. Did you know that tadpoles from the back country lakes get to take helicopter rides to get needed medical care? This talk will also include notes on recent fires in the parks.

Most birds flybut some swim or walk. Most birds fly north and southbut some go up and down mountains or travel locally. There’s no wrong way for birds to migrate, as this beautiful illustration shows.

Do you LOVE stories about birds? So do we! We warmly invite you to delight in the joy of birds and join us for a night of birdy story sharing. Register fo...r The Bird Story Hour (FREE): https://act.audubon.org/a/the-bird-story-hour This month, the story theme is Nest: What is your earliest memory of a bird? We welcome our community to share stories from all walks of life and all the ways we encounter birds. Like birds, our stories can be tiny beautiful moments or high-flying adventures. Whether it’s about the sparrow that crossed your path on a sidewalk or eagles cartwheeling across the sky, we’d love to hear about it. How it works: You’re invited to share a five-minute tale (optional) in small groups and in the main room via ZOOM. You are also welcome to just sit back and enjoy the show! Participate in whatever way makes you happy. Tammah Watts and Molly Tsongas of Audubon California will be your hosts for this storytelling evening. Register (FREE) for The Bird Story Hour on Thursday, April 28 th at 6pm PST: https://act.audubon.org/a/the-bird-story-hour *Note: This virtual event is limited to 300 people. Admission is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Go back in time to your earliest memory with a bird and tell your tale.

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As our Chapter slowly returns to programs and field trips, we are hosting a Zoom program on Friday May 21st at 7:00pm. Join us for a program about Pixley National Wildlife Refuge with Miguel Jimenez, manager. Details for the Zoom meeting are on our website: Http://tularecountyaudubon.wixsite.com/tularecountyaudubon

The teeny Pygmy Nuthatch is a bird on the go! With all its acing up and down from branch to branch, you might be wondering how this bird has all that energy. Py...gmy Nuthatches - weighing in at a third of an ounce - must consume a whopping 9 calories of food everyday to keep up with their activity. Don’t spend those calories all on one meal! Photo: Clyde Dexter/Audubon Photography Awards

It's National Bird Day! Are you ruddy for it?

Nope, this bird isn’t a tiny crow, it’s the Brewer’s Blackbird! Brewer’s Blackbirds love a meal and are quick to notice new food sources, but they help our food... sources as well! These birds are helpful when it comes to curbing outbreaks of insect pests like weevils, termites, and tent caterpillars. Thanks for the help, Brewer’s Blackbirds! Photo: Daniel Pettersson/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Tree Swallows understand the power of family. You may spot wintering Tree Swallows in enormous flocks of hundreds of thousands! Flocks of Tree Swallows are easi...est to spot an hour before sunset, as they settle in to their roost sites, swirling around like a living bird tornado! Photo: Lynn Cleveland/Audubon Photography Awards

With the Barn Owl's ghostly appearance, rasping shrieks, and habit of roosting in such places as church belfries, this bird has attracted much superstition. How...ever, it is really a good omen for farmers who find it in their barns, for it preys chiefly on mice and rats. Discovered in its daytime retreat, the Barn Owl bobs its head and weaves back and forth, peering at the intruder. At night it is often heard calling as it flies high over farmland or marshes. One of the most widespread of all landbirds, found on six continents and many islands. Happy Owl-O-Ween!

The Western Meadowlark’s relationship with its eastern cousin really captures the West vs. East coast rivalry. Both birds look nearly identical, but have differ...ent songs and callnotes. Each species seems to be able to recognize their own kind through song, even where their ranges overlap. There’s also evidence that Eastern and Western Meadowlarks view each other as rivals and actively defend their territories against each other. We wouldn’t want to be at those family reunions! Photo: David Zieg/Audubon Photography Awards

Governor Newsom’s executive order is an emphatic commitment that California will lead to protect our shared natural resources. As California works towards its ...30 by 30 goal and to protect biodiversity, Audubon California is committed to ensuring that these programs include and provide benefits to communities that have been deprived of fresh water, healthy air, and access to nature. --Mike Lynes, Audubon California Director of Public Policy https://ca.audubon.org//audubon-california-applauds-govern

Webinar Today at 11am PST: Birds, Bees & City Trees: A discussion on the importance of birds, urban Trees & and the fight for our ecology. Register: https://us...02web.zoom.us//register/WN_L31-8NgWTNyGEB42RXTemA Speakers include: * J. Drew Lanham (Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Clemson University) * Judy Irving (Filmmaker, "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill") * Moderator Molly Tsongas (California Audubon Society) Hosted by Josh Klipp, attorney and urban forest advocate. Climate change is already having a massive effect on bird habitat, food sources, and migration. According to a recent New York Times article, wildfires in the West combined with drought and record heat waves could be triggering one of the Southwest’s largest migratory bird die-offs in recent decades. On Sunday Oct. 4th, join a highly distinguished panel in a discussion on urban canopy, birds, and the critical integration of these in our ecology's fragile balance.

The Black-backed Woodpecker is a great example of how wildlife adapts to the conditions of its habitat! These woodpeckers are experts at locating burnt forests ...within weeks of a forest fire, then living off of the insect larvae growing in these areas over the next 5 years! Their black back is even helps them blend into the charred tree trunks! Photo: budgora/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND-2.0)

There's a lot of mystery surrounding the secretive Black Swift due to its highly limited range. However, we do know that it’s the largest swift commonly found i...n North America. We also know that like most swifts it likes to make a nest in dark, high, closed in spaces where they can hide from predators. Black Swifts are particularly fond of nesting on damp rock behind waterfalls. Photo: Aaron Maizlish/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Is the best part of waking up your coffee or the dawn chorus?! Now you don't have to choose! In celebration of National Coffee Day, enjoy a cup of Audubon's Bir...d Friendly coffee. Our Organic and Fair-Trade brew comes from family farms in Latin America. Rather than being grown on farms that have been cleared of vegetation, Bird Friendly coffees are planted under a canopy of trees. These trees provide the shelter, food and homes migratory and local birds need to survive. Click here to order your first taste: https://nas.birdsandbeans.ca/

So Monday...we meet again. Birds are everywhere. They soar overhead, flutter through branches, walk on the ground, judge you from behind branches, and swim in t...he water. From the tiny calliope hummingbird to the gigantic California condor, a great diversity of birds finds a home in national parks. Even more species pass through during migration. Casual observers and hardcore birders alike can experience the joy of birds and birding in a national park...even on Mondays. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/birds/ Image: Great horned owl fledgling peering from behind a tree at Yellowstone National Park. #FindYourPark #MondayMotivation