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Landmark Arizona Birding Property Saved by Purchase
Paton’s Birder’s Haven, southeast Arizona’s mecca for thousands of birders worldwide, is now Tucson Audubon’s Paton Center for Hummingbirds.
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Colorado River Pulse Flow
A large pulse of water is planned to be released into the Colorado River delta in Mexico.
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nevadescens: Wintering Sagebrush and Bell’s Sparrows in the Arizona deserts
The American Ornithologists’ Union recently separated Sage Sparrow into two species: Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) and Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis).
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New Center at University of Arizona to offer solutions for climate change impacts and adaptations
A new center hosted by the University of Arizona’s Institute of the Environment will link science with the needs of decision makers to offer innovative and practical management options
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Tracking Turkey Vulture migrations
“Boots on the ground—4:15!!” Doug Loney’s booming voice echoed in our ears as we drove away from Desert Rat Studio, in Maricopa, Arizona. We were three days into a week of field work trapping Turkey Vultures as part of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s New World Vulture Project. From 1996-1997, SJV Education and Outreach Coordinator Jennie Duberstein
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Sonoran Desert Breeding Bird Surveys: a coordinated approach
By John Arnett, Edwin Juarez and Kurt Licence The Sonoran Desert, an environment with blistering summer temperatures, frigid winter nights, and months of no precipitation, tests many of its residents to the thresholds of their physiological tolerances. Over 60 species of birds breed in this environment and many populations are naturally small and typically at
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2013 SJV Awards Program Recipients Announced
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 SJV Awards Program small grants. Congratulations to all recipients, and stay tuned in the months ahead to hear more about these important projects. Learn more about the SJV Awards Program on the SJV website, including details about projects we have funded in the past and
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New publication on migratory stopover habitat in the southwestern United States
A new study (partially funded by the SJV) has been published by SJV partner Janet Ruth and colleagues in The Condor. They used radar and satellite land-cover data to determine the habitats with which birds are associated during migration stopover. Bird densities differed significantly by habitat type at all sites in at least one season.
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nevadescens: Wintering Sagebrush and Bell’s Sparrows in the Arizona deserts
The American Ornithologists’ Union recently separated Sage Sparrow into two species: Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) and Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis).
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Meeting Announcement: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
The WAFWA Annual Conference Winter Meeting will be held from January 3-6, 2013, at J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Arizona. View the schedule of events, register, and learn more at the meeting website.
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