Category: Birdwatching

Marsh Migration: Adaptation in Local Communities

| Comments Off on Marsh Migration: Adaptation in Local Communities
This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Along the South Atlantic Coast of the United States, seas are rising at accelerating rates and salt marsh ecosystems cannot keep pace without a pathway to higher ground. The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) has created a regional plan that is the pathway to the protection, restoration and migration of salt marsh.

In Adaptation in Local Communities, see how local communities are adapting and working to restore and prepare for the changes that will come with rising seas and a migrating marsh. This is the last video

… Continue

Purple Quail-Dove: Endangered Earth Dove

| Comments Off on Purple Quail-Dove: Endangered Earth Dove
This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The shy, stunning Purple Quail-Dove belongs to a larger family that includes familiar species such as the widespread Mourning Dove and Rock Pigeon. It was once considered a subspecies of the Sapphire Quail-Dove, a close relative found in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and western Brazil. The Purple Quail-Dove was split into a separate species in 2010 based on differences in its plumage and song.

This bird’s genus name, Geotrygon, is derived from the Greek words for “earth” and “dove,” and refers to its ground-dwelling habits. Its species name,

… Continue

Q&A with Michael J. Parr, Co-Author of “Birds of the Tropical Andes”

| Comments Off on Q&A with Michael J. Parr, Co-Author of “Birds of the Tropical Andes”
This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

ABC President Michael J. Parr shares highlights and stories from the new book “Birds of the Tropical Andes,” co-authored with wildlife photographer Owen Deutsch.

This beautifully illustrated large-format book celebrates the splendor and extraordinary diversity of Andean birds and the habitats they depend on. It draws on the latest findings from the field and sheds light on the lush alpine and forested terrains that make this avifauna so rich and plentiful. With illuminating essays that share invaluable perspectives from some of the region’s leading bird conservationists, Birds of the Tropical

… Continue