CHICO — Some birds in Butte County could be under more threat after President Donald Trump’s administration recently announced rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act.

https://www.chicoer.com/2019/08/31/wildlife-experts-unsure-how-federal-rollbacks-will-affect-local-bird-populations/amp/

Farallon Islands researchers are alarmed after recording one of the worst breeding seasons this year in the largest seabird breeding colony in the continental United States.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/02/poor-farallon-islands-bird-breeding-season-prompts-alarm/amp/

PACIFIC GROVE — Thanks to some quick thinking and a readiness to get into the water, a woman managed to safely rescue a cormorant that appears to be on the path to recovery.

https://www.montereyherald.com/2019/09/04/woman-saves-cormorant-with-domoic-acid-poisoning-at-asilomar-state-beach/amp/

OCEANO, Calif.— Western snowy plover deaths have risen dramatically at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, according to reports from environmental monitors working for California State Parks.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/orvs-drive-spike-in-protected-shorebird-deaths-at-californias-oceano-dunes-2019-09-04/

A joint effort of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, state agencies, Conservacion de Islas and the Audubon network, the biannual Brown Pelican survey is helping us define the distribution and abundance of Brown Pelicans and track shifts in population structure. The fall survey date will be September 14, 2019.

https://ca.audubon.org/brownpelicansurvey

I'll be at Border Field State Park on Saturday morning at 8:30am! Anyone near is welcome to join up for iNatting! If you can't meet here, hopefully you can find a state park near you!

https://yubanet.com/california/california-celebrates-biodiversity-day-with-bioblitz-events-across-the-state/

“If a bird were to be hit, it would be a violation of the Endangered Species Act, and that is a big deal,” Glick said. “Unfortunately, we don’t have a big enough staff to watch all these birds every hour of the day.”

https://amp.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/environment/article234798967.html

A joint effort of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, state agencies, Conservacion de Islas and the Audubon network, the biannual Brown Pelican survey is helping us define the distribution and abundance of Brown Pelicans and track shifts in population structure. The fall survey date will be September 14, 2019.

https://ca.audubon.org/brownpelicansurvey

This time of year, the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions typically peak as animals start migrating to winter habitat, mating season begins for deer and elk, and bears spend more time foraging before hibernation. To help reduce collisions, Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) remind motorists to be on the lookout during Watch Out for Wildlife Week, which runs Sept. 15-21.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/drivers-encouraged-to-be-alert-and-aware-during-watch-out-for-wildlife-week/amp/

For more than 50 years, biologists have been researching acorn woodpeckers here at the Hastings Natural History Reservation, a UC Berkeley field station in the oaken hills of Carmel Valley, in one of the longest-running bird studies in North America.

https://baynature.org/article/acorn-woodpeckers-in-five-acts/