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Adventures in Education: Klamath Bird Observatory, Part 2
Ashland Christmas Bird Count
Did you know that the National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count is the longest running citizen science survey in the world? This year marks 115 years of devoted birdwatchers looking […]
KBO Speaks to Public Radio about Status of Birds in USA
September 9th, 2014 Klamath Bird Observatory staff members were interviewed this morning on Jefferson Public Radio’s news and information program the Jefferson Exchange about the status and health of bird […]
A Sparrow with Two Possible Stories
By Brandon Breen, Klamath Bird Observatory Science Communications On the morning of June 14th, 2014, Linda and Peter Kreisman noticed a Song Sparrow with a small metal band on its […]
Uncovering the Secrets of Chat Migration – Part I
On a cool, clear summer morning a few weeks ago in northern California, several members of the KBO team and I crouched behind a screen of willows next to our […]
Bird Bio: Black-backed Woodpecker
The Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) is wide-ranging but uncommon in the northern coniferous forest of the US and Canada, with a long finger of its distribution extending southward into the […]
Banding Outreach in the Fremont-Winema National Forest
Klamath Bird Observatory hosted an outreach event for professional partners on June 9th at our Upper Klamath Field Station’s Sevenmile Long-term Bird Monitoring and Banding Station in the Fremont-Winema National […]
Birding Bonanza
Klamath Bird Observatory’s inaugural Mountain Bird Festival received coverage through the article “Birding Bonanza” featured on the cover of the Outdoor Section of the Medford Mail Tribune on Friday May […]
Celebrating Bird Conservation – Mountain Bird Festival
Klamath Bird Observatory, with funding from the City of Ashland and the Kinsman Foundation, and overwhelming support from a community of sponsors and volunteers, is gearing up to host […]
Bird Bio: Pacific Wren
By Ellie Armstrong, KBO Trinity River Field Technician The Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) is North America’s smallest wren, measuring only about four inches from the beak to the tip of […]
