Palomar Audubon Society

May - June PAS field trips and General Meetings are cancelled.May - June PAS field trips and General Meetings are cancelled.

Our best management practices to reduce impact on nesting birds during tree care suggests leaving old nests in place. Some birds reuse their nests or nests of... other birds, renovate them, or repurpose the material to construct a new nest. Nature photographer, Peggy Honda, provided us with these two photos that show a female Allen's Hummingbird sequestering material from her nest to build another.... just as her mature young are preparing to fledge! (Look closely between the blades of the palm to spot them.) What an economically wise mom! See more

BIRD OF THE WEEK: June 4, 2021

audubonsociety How can you tell a Snowy Plover is trying to eat? These birds will typically run a few steps, pause, then run againpecking at the ground whenever they spot something edible. They’ll also occasionally hold one foot forward and shuffle it rapidly over the surface of sand or mud, as if to startle small creatures into moving.

January - February PAS field trips and General Meetings are cancelled.January - February PAS field trips and General Meetings are cancelled.

AB 1788 goes into effect in California on Jan. 1, 2021. The bill, which will greatly curb the use of deadly second generation anticoagulants, was carried by Ase...mblymember Richard Bloom and sponsored by RATS, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Read our joint press release here: https://www.raptorsarethesolution.org//2020-12-29.PR-AB178 Barn owl photo by Vishal Subramanyan See more

Birds are barometers of change, and birds tell us when things are changing in our environment. With Audubon's Climate Watch program, you can help collect vital ...info about how they're being impacted. Find out how to participate and read safety guidelines for the season: https://bit.ly/3hc7X2q See more