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Tag: Arrowhead Marsh
Summer Issue 2019
The Endangered Species Next Door: the California Ridgway’s Rail
Perhaps it’s their contradictions that makes seeking Ridgway’s rails so exciting.
Wildlife
Snatch! The vultures vs. the hawk
In a battle among feathered titans over a delectable carcass, ask yourself: Can you truly feel bad for vultures?
Wildlife
Up close and personal with clappers
The California clapper rail may not be the most distinguished of birds, at least on appearance. Except for the flash of bright orange in its beak, this saltmarsh critter-eater is a mottled gray-brown, about the size of a chicken. But … Read more
Wildlife
To eat, and to be eaten at Arrowhead Marsh
When I’m hungry I usually go to a place where someone brings me a plate of hot food. Birds, on the other hand, actually work for theirs.You may think you work too, but when was the last time your food escaped or scratched back? It’s a jungle out there and predators exist in the guise of a pretty bird standing on long legs, or performing amazing aerial acrobatics.
Winter Issue 2012
Keeping Clapper Rails High and Dry
New artificial islands at Oakland’s Arrowhead Marsh provide some welcome refuge for endangered clapper rails. But can they be expanded into enough other habitats to keep the birds safe from rising sea levels?
Wildlife
Graham Chisholm, One for the Birds
Graham Chisholm is a powerhouse for conservation in California. He’s director of Audubon California, used to run the Nature Conservancy’s California programs, has co-authored a couple of birding guides, and even has a Ph.D. in political science from UC Berkeley. Not too shabby!
Spring Issue 2005
Casino Proposal at Arrowhead Marsh
The 1,220-acre Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Park, near the Oakland Airport, includes 72 acres of restored wetlands and the distinctively shaped Arrowhead Marsh, which reaches out into the waters of San Leandro Bay. These wetlands, in the midst … Read more
Winter Issue 2001
The Art of Restoration
The air over Cullinan Ranch is cool and moist. Only the faintest gray line marks the location, south across San Pablo Bay, of the East Bay hills. The wetlands here, just north of Route 37, bear imprints of human use. … Read more
