Scott | January 28, 2010
TweetOver the last 9 years I have found myself many a time contemplating aberrant results. If ever there was (or is) an inevitable lesson that one encounters in biology it is without a doubt a need to be at one with the occasional unexplainable event. I can tell you firsthand this is indeed an inherent [...]
Category: birds, Commentary, conservation, Human Threats, Migratory Birds, Owls, Raptors, Urban sprawl, Wildlife management |
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes, squirrel fumigation
Scott | January 25, 2010
TweetDear Attorney General Brown, I am formally requesting that an investigation be implemented into the current California Department of Fish & Game’s (CDFG) burrowing owl eviction policies. As you may be aware, the S.F. Bay Area has become enveloped in an owl eviction controversy because of a CDFG approved eviction plan that is currently underway [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owl eviction, Burrowing owl mitigation, Kiper Homes
Scott | January 19, 2010
TweetIt has been 6 days since I have seen a burrowing owl on the Blue Ridge development site in Antioch, CA. With observations spanning well over a year now, these 6 days are the only ones in which a sighting did not occur. I can honestly say it was akin to watching an extinction unfold [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes
Scott | January 13, 2010
TweetThere are so many details that I’d like to share regarding the Blue Ridge development burrowing owls, but I must refrain from exposing much of the information in an effort to prevent undermining the cause. In short, eviction doors continue to appear and have infiltrated one of the few remaining sections. Just this morning I [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes