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Participants celebrate migratory birds at the 2019 San Quintín Bay Bird Festival (photo by Terra Peninsular A.C.)

Festivals and Community: Possible Paths for Conservation

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 by Emily Clark

For many, the San Quintín Bay Bird Festival provides the first approach to knowledge, the first contact to the conservation work done by Terra Peninsular, and an opportunity to live a comprehensive, collaborative, and memorable community experience.

  • Published in Meetings and Events, News
Tagged under: community, San Quintín Bay Bird Festival, Terra Peninsular
A stunning Costa’s Hummingbird is one of the many species you can see at the San Diego Bird Festival (photo by Ed Hale).

San Diego Bird Festival: Where Every Day is a Big Day

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 by Emily Clark

Celebrate the diverse birds and habitats of San Diego County at the San Diego Bird Festival taking place February 26-March 1, 2020.

  • Published in Meetings and Events, News
Tagged under: San Diego Audubon Society, San Diego Bird Festival
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Tracking a Secretive Marsh Bird through the Desert

Tuesday, 12 November 2019 by Emily Clark

With strong legs and large feet, rails are superbly adapted to their secretive, marshy habitat. Little did we know that these birds are also capable of migratory feats and using desert habitat, changing the game plan for species recovery efforts.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: migration, satellite transmitter, Yuma Ridgway’s Rail
Audubon Arizona staff and interns ground-truth emergent marsh vegetation in order to train the model.

Habitat Prioritization Modelling for Yuma Ridgway’s Rail

Tuesday, 12 November 2019 by Emily Clark

With funding support from the SJV Awards Program, Audubon Arizona is leading the way to make including rail habitat a priority in conservation and development planning in the Phoenix area.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Audubon Arizona, habitat restoration, marsh vegetation, Phoenix, Yuma Ridgway’s Rail
Rail exploring the marsh at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge (photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS).

Research Needs for Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail Recovery

Monday, 11 November 2019 by Emily Clark

Ongoing recovery efforts for Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail include protecting and restoring salt marsh habitat and a captive breeding program, but coordination of research and conservation projects is needed across their range to address knowledge gaps and enhance effectiveness of management actions.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail, species recovery
Development at Estero Punta Banda

Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail on the Edge

Monday, 11 November 2019 by Emily Clark

Invasive species, feral dogs, the surrounding urban and agricultural growth, and climate change threaten the coastal wetland of Punta Banda and the Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail. We need a protection formula that allows Ensenada to care for its landscape, because the rail’s health depends on the health of the ecosystem.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: CICESE, Estero Punta Banda, Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail, Mexico, Pro Esteros
American Oystercatcher

The Sonoran Joint Venture Awards Grants to Five Projects in 2019

Tuesday, 08 October 2019 by Emily Clark

We are pleased to announce that the following projects were awarded funds for the 2019 cycle of the SJV Awards Program.

  • Published in Awards Program, Funding, News
Tagged under: SJV Awards Program
Dr. JF Therrien installing a tracking unit on a Turkey Vulture (photo courtesy of Dara Heward).

Movement Ecology of Turkey Vultures in Arizona

Thursday, 12 September 2019 by Emily Clark

Soar into the world of Turkey Vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant of all obligate scavenging birds of prey, as researchers at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary track birds tagged in Arizona across their impressive range.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: movement ecology, Turkey Vulture
Bendire's Thrasher hops along the vegetation in Portal, AZ.

Bendire’s Thrasher Pathways Project

Thursday, 12 September 2019 by Emily Clark

Occurring patchily and rarely, the secretive habits and cryptic plumage of the desert dwelling Bendire’s Thrasher make it difficult to detect. Facing steep population declines and a lack of knowledge about its life history, researchers are working together to learn more about their migratory pathways to aid conservation efforts.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Bendire's Thrasher, coordinated bird monitoring, migration, population decline
Yellow-billed Cuckoo in upland habitat at Sierra La Madera, Municipality of Huásabas, Sonora (photo courtesy of Gilberto Díaz).

Status of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Sonora, Mexico

Thursday, 12 September 2019 by Emily Clark

While well studied in the U.S., abundance and distribution data for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Mexico are lacking. Of particular significance for further study are cuckoo populations in Sonora, whose conservation and management could potentially contribute to the recovery of populations in adjacent Arizona.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: coordinated bird monitoring, Sonora, Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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The Sonoran Joint Venture is a partnership of diverse organizations and individuals from throughout the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico that share a common commitment to the conservation of all bird species and habitats within this range.

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