Monthly Archives: September 2019

Please read this article about the decline of bird populations in the Western Hemisphere

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Here is a link to the study that many of us, professionals and amateurs alike, are thinking about today. Please take a moment to actually read the study — and not just the headline. It is a dire message we must consider as we go forward with our lives here on earth.

Scarlet Tanager, a migrant from North America. Photo by Jo Davidson.

Read the study here by clicking here. 

You can read the ‘summary’ or the entire article if you want more detail. As many have said, “There is no Planet B”! 

We would like to hear your comments — and how we can work together, going forward, to stem this frightening trend.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, another migrant from North America. Photo by Gail Hull.

 

Answer to Sept. 11 Quiz Bird

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Congratulations to the following SVBC members for correctly identifying our Quiz Bird for Sept 11, 2019 as, the Costa Rican Brush Finch:

Julie Wooley–Randall Jimenez–Christopher Stamp–Jean-Phillippe Thelliez

The Costa Rican Brush Finch (Arremon costaricensis) is primarily a secretive ground dwelling or dense understory bird. Similar Coto Brus birds: Black-stripped Sparrow, Orange-billed Sparrow.

What visual clues did our Quiz Bird photo offer to ensure a proper ID?

All white throat.

Thick black mask (only partially seen in quiz photo).

Greenish back.

Thank you all for participating. Complete photo of the Costa Rican Brush Finch shown below; courtesy of Gail-Hewson Hull.

Sunday, Sept. 22: Let’s Have a Bird Walk!

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Please join Alison Olivieri, Greg Homer and the San Vito Bird Club for our Sunday Bird Walk: September 22nd.

Meet us at the Recepcion office in the Wilson Botanical Garden (OTS Las Cruces) at 7:30 am. Binoculars available as needed. Bring the kids.

Northern migrant birds are arriving in great numbers and, if you haven’t noticed, butterflies have arrived with stupendous diversity.

Hope you can join us.

Golden-winged Warbler: a northern migrant bird.