Executive Director's Blog Archive

July 18, 2023
It’s a Convention of Like Minds
On the Conservancy’s flagship preserve, Conservancy field staff photographed an interesting assembly of birds. They…

July 14, 2023
Two blackbirds sitting on a…tule.
The report from years ago regarding the state of Tri-colored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) populations in…

December 21, 2022
They’re back!
We are so pleased to see one of the NBHCP’s “Covered Species,” the Burrowing owl…

July 27, 2022
Complex Versus Simple
The Conservancy has worked hard and spent money trying to improve prey production for the…

June 15, 2022
Nail Trim Needed?
Conservancy field personnel captured this close-up of an osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying overhead from a…

June 7, 2022
It Really, Really Works!
The Conservancy causes the planting of various kinds of crops that promote Swainson’s hawk foraging….

February 18, 2022
Sky King
The Conservancy is making still further attempts to provide additional prey for the Swainson’s hawk,…

October 28, 2021
Habitat Re-fresh
With the help of a substantial monetary contribution to the Conservancy, we’ve embarked on a…

September 9, 2021
Bucolic
This photo captures the essence of Conservancy restoration and enhancement work. But the point here…