Photos of nine birds the Botanic Garden Survey Team has spotted in the garden in the last few years.

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Photos of nine birds the Botanic Garden Survey Team has spotted in the garden in the last few years.
In the long dark days of January and February, humans aren’t the only ones who take comfort in the company of others.
The Botanic Garden Bird Survey Team has recorded all of the birds they’ve observed in this corner of Tilden Regional Park, specifically tracking which species visit and when, what they eat, and the materials they use to build nests.
What might seem like a haphazard assemblage of forest debris belies a very complicated interior design.
Until recently, Sonoma County was the farthest south it had ever been seen, about 80 miles north of Stevens Creek. What the heck?
Half Moon Bay is a great place to see an elusive small carnivore.
After dipping below its potential “extinction threshold,” the beloved butterfly population crashed again in 2020.
On October 7 California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the state to create a new California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserve 30 percent of its land and coastal waters by 2030. Conservationists have celebrated the enshrinement of biodiversity preservation among the state’s … Read more
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