What’s for Dinner? Dissecting a Mystery
The unsettling pile of bones pictured above may look like the remains of victims snatched up by a cave-dwelling ogre, but the zoomed-in image actually shows the Read More…
birds
Some Like it Orange
When it comes to color in the bird world, it’s hard to beat the vibrant, flame-orange feathers of the Bullock’s oriole (Icterus bullockii), which one of our Read More…
Photo Friday: Smolt Spy Surprise
We regularly perform maintenance on automated fish counting systems, such as the Smolt Spy we built for Los Padres Reservoir, to make sure they are running well. Read More…
You’re in Heron Territory
While quietly kayaking down a calm stretch of river, you may be unaware that you are in the presence of a heron, until suddenly from downstream you Read More…
Birds of a Feather Prey Together
Fish are food for a wide array of species in rivers and lakes. As noted in our testimony before members of Congress, predation by nonnative fishes is Read More…
Flashback Friday – Caching In
On today's Flashback Friday, we bring you a bird skilled in both decoration and organization – a well-stocked larder is certainly a good way to start the Read More…
Film Friday: The Urban Killdeer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8V-bHgOgX0 Today's Film Friday features a surprise visitor to our Oakdale office: the urban killdeer that decided to turn our yard into nesting habitat. This little bird Read More…
Out in the Open: The Horned Lark
Sometimes you might see a songbird where you least expect it. Unlike many bird species, the Horned Lark is most comfortable in open fields such as shortgrass Read More…
Photo Friday: Baby Hawks
Today's photo Friday is a peek at a nest full of baby Red-Shouldered Hawks. Our staff enjoyed checking in on this raptor family while monitoring one of Read More…
Mergansers: the Plunging Ducks
With some 50 species of ducks and geese found throughout California, the Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) might easily get overlooked as one of many ducks in a Read More…