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Avocet Research

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Avocet Research Associates, established in 1984, is an independent biological consulting firm. ARA wildlife biologists conduct monitoring studies of avian populations in Bay Area wetlands to document habitat affinities, abundance, viability, and reproductive success. We have collaborated with many of the environmental consulting firms and public agencies in the Bay Area to develop restoration plans, monitor goals and protocols, achieve long-term objectives, and solve management challenges. Our main focus is on rare, threatened, and endangered species, however we also conduct broad-scale biological reconnaissance, assessments, and impact analyses. Personnel includes: Jules Evens, Mary Anne Flett, Rich Stallcup, and Seth Bunnell.

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Audubon Society – Sequoia Audubon

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

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Audubon Society – Mount Diablo Chapter

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Audubon Chapter serving the area around Mount Diablo. Works on local conservation and land use issues and organizes field studies, birding trips, and monthly lectures.

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Audubon Society – Napa-Solano Chapter

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

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Audubon California

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Formed in 1997 as the National Audubon Society’s California field office, Audubon California supports community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations.

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Where the wild birds live

December 22, 2011 by Eric Galan

It may not be the most bucolic locale, but Alameda County’s backyard, parks, and city scapes are nesting spots for 175 bird species. A decade effort to track them down has resulted in the Alameda County Breeding Bird Atlas, released this week.

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On the Hunt with Dominik Mosur, Record-setting Birder

November 15, 2011 by Richard Karevoll

Dominik Mosur takes birds very seriously. He’s out daily birding around San Francisco, and he even works with injured birds and other wildlife at the Randall Museum. And now he’s officially SF’s champion birder: He’s already broken the one-year record of species sightings, and he’s got almost two months to keeping racking up species.

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For Debi Shearwater, Every Year is a “Big Year”

October 13, 2011 by Beth Slatkin

The proprietor of Shearwater Journeys, Debi’s renowned pelagic tours give birders and non-birders alike rare glimpses of seabirds and ocean wildlife.

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State of the Birds: People Are a Threat, and Promise

October 01, 2011 by Aleta George

A new report on the state of bird populations shows mixed results for Bay Area populations. People continue to be the biggest threat, with habitat loss and other pressures, and the biggest hope, in the form of major and minor restoration projects all around the Bay.

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SF Aims to Make City Safer for Birds

July 14, 2011 by Carly Peltier

Every year in North America, a billion birds die by colliding with windows, buildings, and communication towers. Many of these deaths could be avoided by doing things like tinting windows and turning off lights between dusk and dawn. A proposed new city policy, would aim to better protect birds in San Francisco, which has more than 400 bird species and sits right on the Pacific Flyway.

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