Since December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and wildlife rehabilitation centers have been inundated with calls from residents who are finding sick or dead finches at bird feeders. Most reports have come from locations on California’s Central Coast, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sierra Nevada communities.
https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2021/02/08/salmonellosis-outbreak-causing-songbird-deaths/amp/
The 24th annual GBBC will be held Friday, February 12, through Monday, February 15, 2021. Please visit the official website at birdcount.org for more information and be sure to check out the latest educational and promotional resources.
https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count
It’s been five years since the Sand-to-Snow National Monument was created, and the powers-that-be will celebrate the occasion with a free public nature hunt. Hosted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service, the event will begin at noon on Friday, February 12 and go through Sunday, February 14.
All ages are welcome to participate using the free smartphone app iNaturalist to identify species of plants and animals along designated Monument trails. The public’s gathered data will be used by BLM and the Forest Service to better grasp the various species within the Monument.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/sand-to-snow-5th-anniversary
