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March 17, 2025
Big bird
Photo taken by Conservancy staff at a Conservancy preserve, 2025. With this article is a photo of a Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in flight. It’s on one of the Conservancy’s marsh complexes. While the Conservancy has prepared the preserves mostly for the benefit of the Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni),…
February 25, 2025
Owl overdose?
Photo taken by Conservancy staff at the Conservancy’s BKS tract, 2025. Yes, a lot of Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) are posted on this blog. Yes, Burrowing owls are one of our favorite of the NBHCP’s “Covered Species.” We…
October 18, 2024
Rodent exterminator, no charge
Photo taken by Conservancy staff on a Conservancy preserve, 2024. It’s often difficult to view, but part of the Conservancy’s job is to see that wildlife has access to sustenance on the preserves. Here, a Snowy egret (Egretta…
October 14, 2024
Tomato King
(Photo taken on Conservancy mitigation lands by Conservancy staff.) This is extraordinary. A beautiful specimen of a Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) in a freshly-harvested tomato field on Conservancy mitigation lands. And there were at least 10 others at…
“In essence, the Conservancy provides refuge and sanctuary for wildlife displaced by urban activity in the Natomas Basin.”