January 20th
I have delayed posting a new owl count for quite some time as I was trying to send out positive vibes and honestly I was so busy working on the issue that it was pushed aside. But unfortunately, I have not observed any owls since Jan 14th on the Kiper Homes' Blue Ridge development in Antioch, CA. With my observations extending well over a year, it is quite disheartening to see this parcel of land transform from a booming owl community to a mere ghost town.
Although these owls may be gone, the work to preserve this magnificent species will continue throughout the East Bay and at the State level. Continue to monitor this JournOwl for the latest information on a push to change Fish and Game eviction policies that are contributing to owl population declines.
A Burrowing Owl Omen
Pat Bumstead: Plastic owls are about all the wildlife CDFG should be allowed to handle. .-= Pat Bumstead´s last blog...
jason: Larry hit the nail on the head: I’m not at all surprised. Disappointed, yes, but not surprised. Next...
Larry Jordan: I, for one, am not surprised. It is interesting to note that the AG’s office seems to expect...
Dawn Fine: AWESOME Scott! Wow..so glad that you saw these two and pursued them by car in order to give them the... Larry Jordan: Hey Scott, this Antioch saga is beginning to remind me of a modern political thriller where every turn...
GreenSpot-On :.
Scott | January 26, 2009
Five months before the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, an article was published in the NY Times proclaiming that our Nation’s gamebirds were under threat of extinction. Interestingly enough the article contained a quote by Dr. E.W. Nelson, Chief of the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, that has transcended North American [...]
Scott | January 18, 2009
I’m not sure the latest wayward marine mammal has made the national headlines, but in and around the greater San Francisco Bay Area a bottlenose dolphin 90 miles from sea has caught the attention of Californians. Similar incidents happen every so often and within the last year and a half have included a couple of [...]
Scott | January 10, 2009
Who you gonna call? Raccoons! Well, that’s what a new study in Biological Conservation is suggesting in regards to threatened loggerhead turtles. Conservation plans typically call for raccoon management tactics as they are notorious sea turtle egg harvesters. At face value it makes sense to control sea turtle egg predation by keeping such nest raiders [...]
Scott | January 1, 2009
Overfishing is rearing its ugly head once again and I am quite certain the repercussions of depleting our world’s fish stocks will continue to directly (and indirectly) strangle a multitude of species. Taking center stage are 7 tuxedo-clad species threatened by commercial fisheries, increased competition for prey, habitat loss and degradation, disease, predation, and climate [...]
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