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Two chicks from species classified as extinct in the wild born at Smithsonian zoo’s conservation campus

Two sihek chicks hatched at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s campus in Front Royal, Virginia, have given hope to…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #birdconservation #birds #Endangeredspecies #extinctspecies #frontroyal #Guamkingfisher #Science #sihek #sihekchicks #SmithsonianNationalZoo
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/664901/

World Migratory Bird Day

Dopo aver raccontato questa affascinante ricorrenza

Giornata mondiale degli uccelli migratori🐦

torniamo a parlare della World Migratory Bird Day – Giornata Mondiale degli Uccelli Migratori, che nel 2026 cade sabato 9 maggio, come sempre nel secondo sabato di maggio. Ma quest’anno porta con sé un messaggio ancora più coinvolgente e attuale…

🌍 Cos’è (e perché continua a emozionare)

È una campagna globale sostenuta anche dalle Nazioni Unite per sensibilizzare sulla tutela degli uccelli migratori e dei loro habitat. Questi straordinari viaggiatori attraversano continenti, oceani e città, ricordandoci che la natura non ha confini. E proprio per questo la loro protezione è una responsabilità condivisa.

📅 La particolarità della doppia data

Forse non tutti lo sanno (perfetto da aggiungere!):
la giornata si celebra due volte l’anno:

• secondo sabato di maggio (migrazione verso i siti di nidificazione)
• secondo sabato di ottobre (ritorno verso le aree di svernamento)

Un modo poetico per seguire il ritmo naturale delle migrazioni nel mondo.

✨ Novità 2026: “Every Bird Counts”

Il tema 2026 è: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” (Ogni uccello conta – Le tue osservazioni sono importanti!)

Un invito diretto a tutti noi: anche una semplice osservazione può diventare un dato prezioso per la scienza.

👉 Grande protagonista è infatti la citizen science (scienza partecipata), cioè il contributo delle persone comuni nel monitorare e proteggere gli uccelli migratori.

🔎 Un anniversario speciale

Il 2026 coincide anche con un traguardo importante: 60 anni dell’International Waterbird Census, uno dei più grandi programmi globali di monitoraggio degli uccelli acquatici. Un dettaglio che rende questa edizione ancora più significativa!

💡 Come partecipare (anche in modo chic!)

Non serve essere esperti birdwatcher:

• una passeggiata nella natura 👣
• una foto condivisa 📸
• un’osservazione registrata online

possono contribuire davvero alla conservazione della biodiversità.

🕊️ Un piccolo gesto, un grande viaggio

Se nel articolo precedente si è raccontato il valore simbolico e naturale della giornata, il 2026 aggiunge un tassello importante: ognuno di noi può fare la differenza.

Perché, proprio come gli uccelli migratori ci insegnano… anche il viaggio più lungo inizia da un piccolo battito d’ali. 💫

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

World Migratory Bird Day

Dopo aver raccontato questa affascinante ricorrenza

Giornata mondiale degli uccelli migratori🐦

torniamo a parlare della World Migratory Bird Day – Giornata Mondiale degli Uccelli Migratori, che nel 2026 cade sabato 9 maggio, come sempre nel secondo sabato di maggio. Ma quest’anno porta con sé un messaggio ancora più coinvolgente e attuale…

🌍 Cos’è (e perché continua a emozionare)

È una campagna globale sostenuta anche dalle Nazioni Unite per sensibilizzare sulla tutela degli uccelli migratori e dei loro habitat. Questi straordinari viaggiatori attraversano continenti, oceani e città, ricordandoci che la natura non ha confini. E proprio per questo la loro protezione è una responsabilità condivisa.

📅 La particolarità della doppia data

Forse non tutti lo sanno (perfetto da aggiungere!):
la giornata si celebra due volte l’anno:

• secondo sabato di maggio (migrazione verso i siti di nidificazione)
• secondo sabato di ottobre (ritorno verso le aree di svernamento)

Un modo poetico per seguire il ritmo naturale delle migrazioni nel mondo.

✨ Novità 2026: “Every Bird Counts”

Il tema 2026 è: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” (Ogni uccello conta – Le tue osservazioni sono importanti!)

Un invito diretto a tutti noi: anche una semplice osservazione può diventare un dato prezioso per la scienza.

👉 Grande protagonista è infatti la citizen science (scienza partecipata), cioè il contributo delle persone comuni nel monitorare e proteggere gli uccelli migratori.

🔎 Un anniversario speciale

Il 2026 coincide anche con un traguardo importante: 60 anni dell’International Waterbird Census, uno dei più grandi programmi globali di monitoraggio degli uccelli acquatici. Un dettaglio che rende questa edizione ancora più significativa!

💡 Come partecipare (anche in modo chic!)

Non serve essere esperti birdwatcher:

• una passeggiata nella natura 👣
• una foto condivisa 📸
• un’osservazione registrata online

possono contribuire davvero alla conservazione della biodiversità.

🕊️ Un piccolo gesto, un grande viaggio

Se nel articolo precedente si è raccontato il valore simbolico e naturale della giornata, il 2026 aggiunge un tassello importante: ognuno di noi può fare la differenza.

Perché, proprio come gli uccelli migratori ci insegnano… anche il viaggio più lungo inizia da un piccolo battito d’ali. 💫

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

World Migratory Bird Day

Dopo aver raccontato questa affascinante ricorrenza

Giornata mondiale degli uccelli migratori🐦

torniamo a parlare della World Migratory Bird Day – Giornata Mondiale degli Uccelli Migratori, che nel 2026 cade sabato 9 maggio, come sempre nel secondo sabato di maggio. Ma quest’anno porta con sé un messaggio ancora più coinvolgente e attuale…

🌍 Cos’è (e perché continua a emozionare)

È una campagna globale sostenuta anche dalle Nazioni Unite per sensibilizzare sulla tutela degli uccelli migratori e dei loro habitat. Questi straordinari viaggiatori attraversano continenti, oceani e città, ricordandoci che la natura non ha confini. E proprio per questo la loro protezione è una responsabilità condivisa.

📅 La particolarità della doppia data

Forse non tutti lo sanno (perfetto da aggiungere!):
la giornata si celebra due volte l’anno:

• secondo sabato di maggio (migrazione verso i siti di nidificazione)
• secondo sabato di ottobre (ritorno verso le aree di svernamento)

Un modo poetico per seguire il ritmo naturale delle migrazioni nel mondo.

✨ Novità 2026: “Every Bird Counts”

Il tema 2026 è: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” (Ogni uccello conta – Le tue osservazioni sono importanti!)

Un invito diretto a tutti noi: anche una semplice osservazione può diventare un dato prezioso per la scienza.

👉 Grande protagonista è infatti la citizen science (scienza partecipata), cioè il contributo delle persone comuni nel monitorare e proteggere gli uccelli migratori.

🔎 Un anniversario speciale

Il 2026 coincide anche con un traguardo importante: 60 anni dell’International Waterbird Census, uno dei più grandi programmi globali di monitoraggio degli uccelli acquatici. Un dettaglio che rende questa edizione ancora più significativa!

💡 Come partecipare (anche in modo chic!)

Non serve essere esperti birdwatcher:

• una passeggiata nella natura 👣
• una foto condivisa 📸
• un’osservazione registrata online

possono contribuire davvero alla conservazione della biodiversità.

🕊️ Un piccolo gesto, un grande viaggio

Se nel articolo precedente si è raccontato il valore simbolico e naturale della giornata, il 2026 aggiunge un tassello importante: ognuno di noi può fare la differenza.

Perché, proprio come gli uccelli migratori ci insegnano… anche il viaggio più lungo inizia da un piccolo battito d’ali. 💫

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

World Migratory Bird Day

Dopo aver raccontato questa affascinante ricorrenza

Giornata mondiale degli uccelli migratori🐦

torniamo a parlare della World Migratory Bird Day – Giornata Mondiale degli Uccelli Migratori, che nel 2026 cade sabato 9 maggio, come sempre nel secondo sabato di maggio. Ma quest’anno porta con sé un messaggio ancora più coinvolgente e attuale…

🌍 Cos’è (e perché continua a emozionare)

È una campagna globale sostenuta anche dalle Nazioni Unite per sensibilizzare sulla tutela degli uccelli migratori e dei loro habitat. Questi straordinari viaggiatori attraversano continenti, oceani e città, ricordandoci che la natura non ha confini. E proprio per questo la loro protezione è una responsabilità condivisa.

📅 La particolarità della doppia data

Forse non tutti lo sanno (perfetto da aggiungere!):
la giornata si celebra due volte l’anno:

• secondo sabato di maggio (migrazione verso i siti di nidificazione)
• secondo sabato di ottobre (ritorno verso le aree di svernamento)

Un modo poetico per seguire il ritmo naturale delle migrazioni nel mondo.

✨ Novità 2026: “Every Bird Counts”

Il tema 2026 è: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” (Ogni uccello conta – Le tue osservazioni sono importanti!)

Un invito diretto a tutti noi: anche una semplice osservazione può diventare un dato prezioso per la scienza.

👉 Grande protagonista è infatti la citizen science (scienza partecipata), cioè il contributo delle persone comuni nel monitorare e proteggere gli uccelli migratori.

🔎 Un anniversario speciale

Il 2026 coincide anche con un traguardo importante: 60 anni dell’International Waterbird Census, uno dei più grandi programmi globali di monitoraggio degli uccelli acquatici. Un dettaglio che rende questa edizione ancora più significativa!

💡 Come partecipare (anche in modo chic!)

Non serve essere esperti birdwatcher:

• una passeggiata nella natura 👣
• una foto condivisa 📸
• un’osservazione registrata online

possono contribuire davvero alla conservazione della biodiversità.

🕊️ Un piccolo gesto, un grande viaggio

Se nel articolo precedente si è raccontato il valore simbolico e naturale della giornata, il 2026 aggiunge un tassello importante: ognuno di noi può fare la differenza.

Perché, proprio come gli uccelli migratori ci insegnano… anche il viaggio più lungo inizia da un piccolo battito d’ali. 💫

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

World Migratory Bird Day

Dopo aver raccontato questa affascinante ricorrenza

Giornata mondiale degli uccelli migratori🐦

torniamo a parlare della World Migratory Bird Day – Giornata Mondiale degli Uccelli Migratori, che nel 2026 cade sabato 9 maggio, come sempre nel secondo sabato di maggio. Ma quest’anno porta con sé un messaggio ancora più coinvolgente e attuale…

🌍 Cos’è (e perché continua a emozionare)

È una campagna globale sostenuta anche dalle Nazioni Unite per sensibilizzare sulla tutela degli uccelli migratori e dei loro habitat. Questi straordinari viaggiatori attraversano continenti, oceani e città, ricordandoci che la natura non ha confini. E proprio per questo la loro protezione è una responsabilità condivisa.

📅 La particolarità della doppia data

Forse non tutti lo sanno (perfetto da aggiungere!):
la giornata si celebra due volte l’anno:

• secondo sabato di maggio (migrazione verso i siti di nidificazione)
• secondo sabato di ottobre (ritorno verso le aree di svernamento)

Un modo poetico per seguire il ritmo naturale delle migrazioni nel mondo.

✨ Novità 2026: “Every Bird Counts”

Il tema 2026 è: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” (Ogni uccello conta – Le tue osservazioni sono importanti!)

Un invito diretto a tutti noi: anche una semplice osservazione può diventare un dato prezioso per la scienza.

👉 Grande protagonista è infatti la citizen science (scienza partecipata), cioè il contributo delle persone comuni nel monitorare e proteggere gli uccelli migratori.

🔎 Un anniversario speciale

Il 2026 coincide anche con un traguardo importante: 60 anni dell’International Waterbird Census, uno dei più grandi programmi globali di monitoraggio degli uccelli acquatici. Un dettaglio che rende questa edizione ancora più significativa!

💡 Come partecipare (anche in modo chic!)

Non serve essere esperti birdwatcher:

• una passeggiata nella natura 👣
• una foto condivisa 📸
• un’osservazione registrata online

possono contribuire davvero alla conservazione della biodiversità.

🕊️ Un piccolo gesto, un grande viaggio

Se nel articolo precedente si è raccontato il valore simbolico e naturale della giornata, il 2026 aggiunge un tassello importante: ognuno di noi può fare la differenza.

Perché, proprio come gli uccelli migratori ci insegnano… anche il viaggio più lungo inizia da un piccolo battito d’ali. 💫

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

Gardeners warned not to do one job in May to protect robins in their gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1752532/gardeners-warned-not-to-do-one-job-in-may-to-protect-robins-in-their-gardens/ #BirdConservation #garden #gardening #HedgeTrimming #RHSAdvice #ROBINS

Gardeners warned not to do one job in May to protect robins in their gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1752532/gardeners-warned-not-to-do-one-job-in-may-to-protect-robins-in-their-gardens/ #BirdConservation #garden #gardening #HedgeTrimming #RHSAdvice #ROBINS

Kent's Dawn Chorus Sees Tentative Nightingale Rise Amidst Lingering Threats

Nightingale numbers in Kent show a small increase, but conservationists warn of ongoing threats like habitat loss and climate change.

#KentNightingales, #BirdConservation, #WildlifeNews, #NatureUK, #RSPBKent

https://newsletter.tf/kent-nightingale-numbers-rise-but-threatened/

Birdsong in Kent is a little louder this year with more nightingales heard. This is a small positive sign, but the birds are still in danger.

#KentNightingales, #BirdConservation, #WildlifeNews, #NatureUK, #RSPBKent
https://newsletter.tf/kent-nightingale-numbers-rise-but-threatened/

#Orillia - #EarthDay Documentary: Saving the #NightCaller

April 22 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Price: CA$10.00

Lakehead University – Orillia Campus
500 University Ave
Orillia, #Ontario L3V 0B9 Canada

"Celebrate Earth Day! Arrive early from 4 to 6 PM, explore community vendors, enjoy family-friendly activities and take a tour of the #IndigenousGarden.

Afterward, settle in for a screening of #WorkCabin’s documentary #SavingTheNightCaller, which follows conservation efforts to protect the elusive and enchanting #EasternWhippoorwill. The film will be followed by a discussion on local conservation work and community action, led by Mark Bisset."

FMI: https://www.birdscanada.org/event/earth-day-documentary-saving-the-night-caller

#SolarPunkSunday #BirdConservation #ConserveNature #NatureEducation #EarthDay2026 #Conservation #IndigenousGardening #Conservation

#Orillia - #EarthDay Documentary: Saving the #NightCaller

April 22 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Price: CA$10.00

Lakehead University – Orillia Campus
500 University Ave
Orillia, #Ontario L3V 0B9 Canada

"Celebrate Earth Day! Arrive early from 4 to 6 PM, explore community vendors, enjoy family-friendly activities and take a tour of the #IndigenousGarden.

Afterward, settle in for a screening of #WorkCabin’s documentary #SavingTheNightCaller, which follows conservation efforts to protect the elusive and enchanting #EasternWhippoorwill. The film will be followed by a discussion on local conservation work and community action, led by Mark Bisset."

FMI: https://www.birdscanada.org/event/earth-day-documentary-saving-the-night-caller

#SolarPunkSunday #BirdConservation #ConserveNature #NatureEducation #EarthDay2026 #Conservation #IndigenousGardening #Conservation

#Orillia - #EarthDay Documentary: Saving the #NightCaller

April 22 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Price: CA$10.00

Lakehead University – Orillia Campus
500 University Ave
Orillia, #Ontario L3V 0B9 Canada

"Celebrate Earth Day! Arrive early from 4 to 6 PM, explore community vendors, enjoy family-friendly activities and take a tour of the #IndigenousGarden.

Afterward, settle in for a screening of #WorkCabin’s documentary #SavingTheNightCaller, which follows conservation efforts to protect the elusive and enchanting #EasternWhippoorwill. The film will be followed by a discussion on local conservation work and community action, led by Mark Bisset."

FMI: https://www.birdscanada.org/event/earth-day-documentary-saving-the-night-caller

#SolarPunkSunday #BirdConservation #ConserveNature #NatureEducation #EarthDay2026 #Conservation #IndigenousGardening #Conservation

#Orillia - #EarthDay Documentary: Saving the #NightCaller

April 22 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Price: CA$10.00

Lakehead University – Orillia Campus
500 University Ave
Orillia, #Ontario L3V 0B9 Canada

"Celebrate Earth Day! Arrive early from 4 to 6 PM, explore community vendors, enjoy family-friendly activities and take a tour of the #IndigenousGarden.

Afterward, settle in for a screening of #WorkCabin’s documentary #SavingTheNightCaller, which follows conservation efforts to protect the elusive and enchanting #EasternWhippoorwill. The film will be followed by a discussion on local conservation work and community action, led by Mark Bisset."

FMI: https://www.birdscanada.org/event/earth-day-documentary-saving-the-night-caller

#SolarPunkSunday #BirdConservation #ConserveNature #NatureEducation #EarthDay2026 #Conservation #IndigenousGardening #Conservation

#Orillia - #EarthDay Documentary: Saving the #NightCaller

April 22 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Price: CA$10.00

Lakehead University – Orillia Campus
500 University Ave
Orillia, #Ontario L3V 0B9 Canada

"Celebrate Earth Day! Arrive early from 4 to 6 PM, explore community vendors, enjoy family-friendly activities and take a tour of the #IndigenousGarden.

Afterward, settle in for a screening of #WorkCabin’s documentary #SavingTheNightCaller, which follows conservation efforts to protect the elusive and enchanting #EasternWhippoorwill. The film will be followed by a discussion on local conservation work and community action, led by Mark Bisset."

FMI: https://www.birdscanada.org/event/earth-day-documentary-saving-the-night-caller

#SolarPunkSunday #BirdConservation #ConserveNature #NatureEducation #EarthDay2026 #Conservation #IndigenousGardening #Conservation

Feeding birds in the UK?

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.

✋ Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October.

🌻 Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.

🚨 The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.

More guidance here:
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html

#SolarPunkSunday [edit]
#BirdConservation #BirdFeeding #NativePlants #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #WildlifeConservation

Feeding birds in the UK?

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.

✋ Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October.

🌻 Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.

🚨 The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.

More guidance here:
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html

#SolarPunkSunday [edit]
#BirdConservation #BirdFeeding #NativePlants #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #WildlifeConservation

Feeding birds in the UK?

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.

✋ Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October.

🌻 Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.

🚨 The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.

More guidance here:
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html

#SolarPunkSunday [edit]
#BirdConservation #BirdFeeding #NativePlants #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #WildlifeConservation

Feeding birds in the UK?

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.

✋ Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October.

🌻 Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.

🚨 The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.

More guidance here:
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html

#SolarPunkSunday [edit]
#BirdConservation #BirdFeeding #NativePlants #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #WildlifeConservation

Feeding birds in the UK?

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.

✋ Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October.

🌻 Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.

🚨 The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.

More guidance here:
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html

#SolarPunkSunday [edit]
#BirdConservation #BirdFeeding #NativePlants #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #WildlifeConservation

Early morning is feeding time. The mother sparrow is actively searching for insects and soft food, many of which are not even visible to us. This is nature at its best.
#Koodugal #SparrowConservation #SaveSparrows #UrbanBiodiversity #BirdConservation #NatureConservation #WildlifeAwareness

Early morning is feeding time. The mother sparrow is actively searching for insects and soft food, many of which are not even visible to us. This is nature at its best.
#Koodugal #SparrowConservation #SaveSparrows #UrbanBiodiversity #BirdConservation #NatureConservation #WildlifeAwareness

Early morning is feeding time. The mother sparrow is actively searching for insects and soft food, many of which are not even visible to us. This is nature at its best.
#Koodugal #SparrowConservation #SaveSparrows #UrbanBiodiversity #BirdConservation #NatureConservation #WildlifeAwareness

Early morning is feeding time. The mother sparrow is actively searching for insects and soft food, many of which are not even visible to us. This is nature at its best.
#Koodugal #SparrowConservation #SaveSparrows #UrbanBiodiversity #BirdConservation #NatureConservation #WildlifeAwareness

Early morning is feeding time. The mother sparrow is actively searching for insects and soft food, many of which are not even visible to us. This is nature at its best.
#Koodugal #SparrowConservation #SaveSparrows #UrbanBiodiversity #BirdConservation #NatureConservation #WildlifeAwareness

Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds

🥼 Birdwatching Helps Science

Backyard birdwatchers help scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat.

This is just one example of how citizen scientists, posting in iNaturalist, help bird conservation and science.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-backyard-birdwatchers-scientists-uncover-hawks.html

🧠 Birdwatching Helps Your Brain

A recent study showed that those who were experienced at bird identification had brain changes associated improved attention and perception, suggesting that birding may support brain health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945

🧵 2

#WildlifeWednesday #BirdConservation #CitizenScience #BirdWatching

Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds

🥼 Birdwatching Helps Science

Backyard birdwatchers help scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat.

This is just one example of how citizen scientists, posting in iNaturalist, help bird conservation and science.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-backyard-birdwatchers-scientists-uncover-hawks.html

🧠 Birdwatching Helps Your Brain

A recent study showed that those who were experienced at bird identification had brain changes associated improved attention and perception, suggesting that birding may support brain health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945

🧵 2

#WildlifeWednesday #BirdConservation #CitizenScience #BirdWatching

Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds

🥼 Birdwatching Helps Science

Backyard birdwatchers help scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat.

This is just one example of how citizen scientists, posting in iNaturalist, help bird conservation and science.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-backyard-birdwatchers-scientists-uncover-hawks.html

🧠 Birdwatching Helps Your Brain

A recent study showed that those who were experienced at bird identification had brain changes associated improved attention and perception, suggesting that birding may support brain health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945

🧵 2

#WildlifeWednesday #BirdConservation #CitizenScience #BirdWatching

Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds

🥼 Birdwatching Helps Science

Backyard birdwatchers help scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat.

This is just one example of how citizen scientists, posting in iNaturalist, help bird conservation and science.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-backyard-birdwatchers-scientists-uncover-hawks.html

🧠 Birdwatching Helps Your Brain

A recent study showed that those who were experienced at bird identification had brain changes associated improved attention and perception, suggesting that birding may support brain health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945

🧵 2

#WildlifeWednesday #BirdConservation #CitizenScience #BirdWatching

Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds

🥼 Birdwatching Helps Science

Backyard birdwatchers help scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat.

This is just one example of how citizen scientists, posting in iNaturalist, help bird conservation and science.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-backyard-birdwatchers-scientists-uncover-hawks.html

🧠 Birdwatching Helps Your Brain

A recent study showed that those who were experienced at bird identification had brain changes associated improved attention and perception, suggesting that birding may support brain health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945

🧵 2

#WildlifeWednesday #BirdConservation #CitizenScience #BirdWatching

📰 New California Condors Nest

The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.

🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.

🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor

📰 New California Condors Nest

The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.

🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.

🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor

📰 New California Condors Nest

The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.

🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.

🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor

📰 New California Condors Nest

The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.

🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.

🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor

📰 New California Condors Nest

The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.

🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.

🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor

📰 Big Data Is Protecting Birds

Massive database, compiled by cooperating organizations, allows a rare, critical, wide-ranging multi-species synthesis to inform conservation across flyways.

🐦‍⬛ The information from electronic tags is combined with survey and community science data to create a rich picture of where shorebirds are and where they are going.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-shorebird-science-big-birds.html

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity

📰 Big Data Is Protecting Birds

Massive database, compiled by cooperating organizations, allows a rare, critical, wide-ranging multi-species synthesis to inform conservation across flyways.

🐦‍⬛ The information from electronic tags is combined with survey and community science data to create a rich picture of where shorebirds are and where they are going.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-shorebird-science-big-birds.html

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity

📰 Big Data Is Protecting Birds

Massive database, compiled by cooperating organizations, allows a rare, critical, wide-ranging multi-species synthesis to inform conservation across flyways.

🐦‍⬛ The information from electronic tags is combined with survey and community science data to create a rich picture of where shorebirds are and where they are going.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-shorebird-science-big-birds.html

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity

📰 Big Data Is Protecting Birds

Massive database, compiled by cooperating organizations, allows a rare, critical, wide-ranging multi-species synthesis to inform conservation across flyways.

🐦‍⬛ The information from electronic tags is combined with survey and community science data to create a rich picture of where shorebirds are and where they are going.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-shorebird-science-big-birds.html

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity

📰 Big Data Is Protecting Birds

Massive database, compiled by cooperating organizations, allows a rare, critical, wide-ranging multi-species synthesis to inform conservation across flyways.

🐦‍⬛ The information from electronic tags is combined with survey and community science data to create a rich picture of where shorebirds are and where they are going.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-shorebird-science-big-birds.html

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity

🐦 We are getting reports that migrating hummingbirds have been seen near the NC / SC border.

We have our feeders out for the first wave which will pass by on their way farther north.

👀 Has anyone in North Carolina spotted any?

#Hummingbirds #BirdConservation
@NCConnect

🐦 We are getting reports that migrating hummingbirds have been seen near the NC / SC border.

We have our feeders out for the first wave which will pass by on their way farther north.

👀 Has anyone in North Carolina spotted any?

#Hummingbirds #BirdConservation
@NCConnect

🐦 We are getting reports that migrating hummingbirds have been seen near the NC / SC border.

We have our feeders out for the first wave which will pass by on their way farther north.

👀 Has anyone in North Carolina spotted any?

#Hummingbirds #BirdConservation
@NCConnect

🐦 We are getting reports that migrating hummingbirds have been seen near the NC / SC border.

We have our feeders out for the first wave which will pass by on their way farther north.

👀 Has anyone in North Carolina spotted any?

#Hummingbirds #BirdConservation
@NCConnect

🐦 We are getting reports that migrating hummingbirds have been seen near the NC / SC border.

We have our feeders out for the first wave which will pass by on their way farther north.

👀 Has anyone in North Carolina spotted any?

#Hummingbirds #BirdConservation
@NCConnect

You may remember that I posted recently about how to support bird nesting.

Yesterday, I had my gardening support wagon out and in it was a wooden box of small tools. A glove lay on top.

🐦 A pair of Carolina Wrens promptly started using my easily available nesting materials to build a nest under the glove in the box!

🤯 It was nearly complete in no time. They used twigs, stems, and leaves that I had broken into small pieces, dried iris leaves, fluffy debris from flowers, etc., and moss from a nearby shady area.

😬 I didn't have the heart to toss this away, so I moved the whole thing over to a bush about a meter away, a much better place. Jammed it between three branches pretty securely.

🤞 I'll check later to see if they accepted the new location.

#WildlifeWednesday #HabitatGardening #BirdConservation #Gardening

You may remember that I posted recently about how to support bird nesting.

Yesterday, I had my gardening support wagon out and in it was a wooden box of small tools. A glove lay on top.

🐦 A pair of Carolina Wrens promptly started using my easily available nesting materials to build a nest under the glove in the box!

🤯 It was nearly complete in no time. They used twigs, stems, and leaves that I had broken into small pieces, dried iris leaves, fluffy debris from flowers, etc., and moss from a nearby shady area.

😬 I didn't have the heart to toss this away, so I moved the whole thing over to a bush about a meter away, a much better place. Jammed it between three branches pretty securely.

🤞 I'll check later to see if they accepted the new location.

#WildlifeWednesday #HabitatGardening #BirdConservation #Gardening

You may remember that I posted recently about how to support bird nesting.

Yesterday, I had my gardening support wagon out and in it was a wooden box of small tools. A glove lay on top.

🐦 A pair of Carolina Wrens promptly started using my easily available nesting materials to build a nest under the glove in the box!

🤯 It was nearly complete in no time. They used twigs, stems, and leaves that I had broken into small pieces, dried iris leaves, fluffy debris from flowers, etc., and moss from a nearby shady area.

😬 I didn't have the heart to toss this away, so I moved the whole thing over to a bush about a meter away, a much better place. Jammed it between three branches pretty securely.

🤞 I'll check later to see if they accepted the new location.

#WildlifeWednesday #HabitatGardening #BirdConservation #Gardening

You may remember that I posted recently about how to support bird nesting.

Yesterday, I had my gardening support wagon out and in it was a wooden box of small tools. A glove lay on top.

🐦 A pair of Carolina Wrens promptly started using my easily available nesting materials to build a nest under the glove in the box!

🤯 It was nearly complete in no time. They used twigs, stems, and leaves that I had broken into small pieces, dried iris leaves, fluffy debris from flowers, etc., and moss from a nearby shady area.

😬 I didn't have the heart to toss this away, so I moved the whole thing over to a bush about a meter away, a much better place. Jammed it between three branches pretty securely.

🤞 I'll check later to see if they accepted the new location.

#WildlifeWednesday #HabitatGardening #BirdConservation #Gardening

You may remember that I posted recently about how to support bird nesting.

Yesterday, I had my gardening support wagon out and in it was a wooden box of small tools. A glove lay on top.

🐦 A pair of Carolina Wrens promptly started using my easily available nesting materials to build a nest under the glove in the box!

🤯 It was nearly complete in no time. They used twigs, stems, and leaves that I had broken into small pieces, dried iris leaves, fluffy debris from flowers, etc., and moss from a nearby shady area.

😬 I didn't have the heart to toss this away, so I moved the whole thing over to a bush about a meter away, a much better place. Jammed it between three branches pretty securely.

🤞 I'll check later to see if they accepted the new location.

#WildlifeWednesday #HabitatGardening #BirdConservation #Gardening