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Support Bird Conservation Outreach Through Our 2018 Spring Appeal

6/28/2018

By Executive Director Yiwei Wang

Last month, we had over 250 6th grade students from Windmill Springs Elementary School and Sheppard Middle School visit our banding station near Coyote Creek.

If you watch this video, you can sense and hear the excitement as students see bushtits for the first time or learn about the science behind bird banding, only miles away from where they go to school. These field trips for local students are some of our newest educational initiatives, and SFBBO is excited to continue bringing our science to local communities, but we need your help to ...

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From Drought to Floods, Great Blue Heron Colony on the Rise

6/21/2018

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By Guest Blogger Jackie Vargo

I’ve been a citizen scientist for SFBBO’s Colonial Waterbird Program since 2014 and monitor a colony of Great Blue Herons that nest at Coyote Ranch Road in San Jose. Over the past four years I’ve noticed that weather has impacted my colony, but I am happy to report that this year my Great Blues are on the rise!

In 2013, there had only been 4 nests, 3 adults, and 3 young in the Fremont Cottonwoods where they liked to nest. The year I started volunteering I observed that the small canyon below the land where Fremont Cottonwoods stood was mostly dry, as was much of the ...

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Family Science for Conserving Birds

6/18/2018

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By Science Outreach Intern Kyle Wong

During my time interning at SFFBO so far, our Family Science Nights have rapidly become one my favorite programs! Last month, we had a blast at the Family Science Night at Forest Hill Elementary in San Jose.

We brought three interactive stations to the multi-purpose room on May 21st that challenged both the kids' and their parents' analytical and artistic skills.

At the event one of our volunteers, former SFBBO biologist Emily Moffitt, and I facilitated the Snowy Plover activity table. First, we united the ...

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Exploring Ulistac with the "Steph Curry" of Birders

6/18/2018

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By Guest Blogger Karan Gathani

I’ve always had a penchant for spotting birds in the wild. But for years the number of times I’d spotted a “life bird” (a fancy way of saying a new bird species sighting I can’t wait to boast about) were few and far between. So I started to piggyback with other hobbyist birders to learn more about the birds around us and with their help I got better at striking more birds from my “lifers” list.

I’d thought I’d seen it all until I joined an SFBBO bird walk led by birder Chris Johnson on a Sunday morning earlier this month at Ulistac Natural Area in Santa Clara. Interestingly, Chris's ...

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Support Bird Conservation Outreach Through Our 2018 Spring Appeal

From Drought to Floods, Great Blue Heron Colony on the Rise

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Exploring Ulistac with the "Steph Curry" of Birders

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