Scott | December 31, 2009
TweetCBS News picked up on the plight of the Blue Ridge Development burrowing owl eviction in Antioch, CA and presented some details in a featured story tonight. The video went out at 6pm in the Bay Area and will air in other California markets (i.e. Sacramento) at 10pm. They do not provide an embedded video option [...]
Category: birds, Migratory Birds, Owls, Photos, Videos, Wildlife, Wildlife management |
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Tags: Antioch, Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Friends of East Bay Owls, western burrowing owls
Scott | December 30, 2009
TweetWell I am already a day behind in posting the latest information on the eviction of the Antioch Blue Ridge Development’s burrowing owls. So what’s the latest word…well eviction procedures continue while we await a response from the City Attorney and City Staff regarding the use of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that was approved way [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Friends of East Bay Owls, owl eviction, passive relocation, protest
Scott | December 28, 2009
TweetMy last sighting was Christmas Eve. Not of the resident burrowing owls but of the biologists hired to evict them from reclaimed habitat. As I stood on a hill I could see shovels at work burying once fertile burrows, soil thrown over entrances where owls once sank out of sight from soaring overhead predators, and [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, eviction, Migratory Birds, one-way doors, passive relocation
Scott | December 24, 2009
Tweet I need to do a proper thanks for all the support over the last year, but for now I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! So enjoy the winter weather and a little snowy egret. I am looking forward to exploring the world of birding, wildlife, conservation, and of course [...]
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Tags: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, photo, Snowy Egret