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The Rough-legged Hawk
By Harry Fuller, Klamath Bird Observatory Board President The Rough-legged Hawk is the signature species of Klamath Basin in winter. It’s not as large as either eagle, not as abundant […]
Christmas Bird Count Season
By Harry Fuller, Klamath Bird Observatory Board President The oldest and most venerable citizen science effort on earth is the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). It began back in 1900 […]
Saving Birds with Coffee: The View from Nicaragua’s Highlands
By Scott Weidensaul, Author and Naturalist This article first appeared on the American Bird Conservancy Blog. Migratory birds—which must overcome so many natural challenges as they journey from one end […]
Ducks Don’t Watch Horror Movies
By Harry Fuller, Klamath Bird Observatory Board President Humans watch horror movies about fictional creatures that hunt us. For ducks, such creatures are real. Yesterday, there were 40 ducks and […]
Harnessing Geolocator Technology for Bird Conservation
During the recent International Partners in Flight Conference in Snowbird, Utah, the emphasis was on protecting birds throughout their annual cycle. Yet, it is really difficult to set conservation priorities […]
PechaKucha Night Focuses on Birds
By Brandon Breen, Klamath Bird Observatory Science Communications and Outreach Klamath Bird Observatory is teaming up with Standing Stone Brewing Company and community organizer Malena Marvin to present Ashland’s 5th […]
Wanted: Mountain Bird Festival Volunteers
Klamath Bird Observatory is looking for a few more key volunteers, also known as Festival Kingbirds, to help us organize our first-ever Mountain Bird Festival. Specifically, we’re looking to fill […]
Spring Birds of Malheur Trip
June 5th-8th, 2014 Join professional birding guide and KBO board president, Harry Fuller, and hawk expert and longtime KBO board member, Dick Ashford, for a trip to the Malheur […]
Announcing the Mountain Bird Festival
Citizens & Science Elevating Bird Conservation May 30th, May 31st, and June 1st, 2014 Ashland, Oregon Mark your calendar, the first-ever Mountain Bird Festival is coming! Klamath Bird Observatory will […]
What’s Your Story, Swainson’s Thrush?
By Robert Frey, Klamath Bird Observatory Research Biologist While the information collected from banding birds has many and varied values, what can really excite a bander is catching a bird […]
