Everyone’s heard of TV sweeps, those special times of the year when tons of new TV programs come out (only to be canceled shortly after launch). Well, we decided to have Birding Blog Sweeps for the month of August (minus the future cancellation). Why August? Birding this time of year, at least in northern Illinois,
Category: Bird Conservation
Blue Goose Passports
President Theodore Roosevelt established the first National Wildlife Refuge in 1903. The refuge system covers nearly 93 million acres over the United States and includes a diversity of ecological habitats. The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.–NWR The Blue Goose Passport is a fun way
Thick-billed Parrots
The Thick-billed Parrot, sometimes called the Snow Parrot for its preference of high elevations, used to reside in the southwestern United States, in the Chiricahua Mountains. Today, their range is limited to Northern Mexico in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Thanks to the efforts of many conservation groups such as Pronatura, The Wildlands Project, and EcologyFund
Birdfreak Green Conservationists
Birdfreak Green, while not a crayon color (yet) is the loud green color of our blog and logo. In web-geek terms it is #abd61b but in the realm of birds, Birdfreak Green is best displayed by the Green Jay. We choose this odd green color for two reasons: Green is the color of the environment,
Would You Like a Stuffed Ivory-bill?
We found an interesting article on Surfbird News about if the last Ivory-billed Woodpeckers should be collected for science – meaning killed and preserved as a specimen. The article brings up several points of why this should not be done. Here are two of them: Genetic Diversity – in a small population every individual matters
Bird Conservation Stamp
We’ve sent in our money for the 2007-2008 Duck Stamp and have to say that the stamps really are a cool thing. Each stamp costs $15.00 and $14.70 goes to bird habitat conservation. Can we hear a big WOWSER! Imagine for a moment if every birder in the U.S. bought one of this little gems.
Where Are All the Birds?
What would the world be like without the hauntingly beautiful song of the Wood Thrush? The decline of birds has been a hot topic of late with numerous newspapers and blogs posting opinions about Audubon’s report. Birds have been declining overall ever since settlers first came to America. The wildlife and natural resources were so
Farms to Prairies – Why Isn’t Illinois Really the Prairie State?
Prairies are one of the most under-conserved land areas in Illinois and elsewhere in the Midwest. Wetlands, forests, and riparian areas have all gotten extensive attention. So why not the prairies? Illinois at one time consisted of 22 million acres of prairie compared to 14 million acres of forest. These 22 million acres were part
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