Thanks for the heads up, Wendy. My computer is having problems and I cannot access my Yahoo account from home right now, but I do check from the public...
Thank you Wendy. I think LA Co. called me about this asking for mitig.language for JTrees and were trying to find regulatory a hook to address this activity. ...
Dear all -- I notice this book in the new arrivals section of Buteo Books online store at http://www.buteobooks.com This is a great resource. You can...
You would find the Little Owl (Athene noctua). And below is a relatively new book advertised at Buteo Books (http://www.buteobooks.com) that can tell...
Dear all -- I am on the advisory board of the Western Watersheds Project (http://www.westernwatersheds.org), which uses litigation, recommended legislation,...
FYI. The LA County Dept. of Regional Planning is reviewing a 2,100 acre solar voltaic project at their 1:00 PM SEATAC (Significant Ecological Area Technical...
Scott --  Thanks for sharing this heads up announcement. Unfortunately because of computer problems I did not get this message in time to forward it in...
A color banded burrowing owl was observed outside my dentist's office in Chula Vista, California on Oct. 20, 2008. Based on photos of the bird the left leg had...
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For anyone interested -- The Tejon Ranch has applied for permits that would allow development of approximately 10% of the ranch. Conservation organizations,...
See SEATAC Minutes for Centennial, one of the Tejon Phased Development projects. Centennial is slated entirely w.i. LA County. Comments on grasslands/raptor...
Thanks for this very helpful analysis, Scott. I believe it is important to question the science and management recommendations on issues like this. I...
Dear Sirs -- Â First of all, I would like to thank the Tejon Ranch for recently issuing me a permit to access the ranch in order to view planned development...
"When Pete Bloom and I viewed vast areas of grassland on the ranch, we saw tons of ground squirrels, but no burrowing owls. I believe that the Tejon Ranch...
Ryan --  It reminded me of the Altamont Pass. There were large areas of treeless short grass with ground squirrels all over the place. Where there were...
Condor Experts Condemn Proposed Tejon Ranch Development Proposed "Conservation" Plan Will Hurt Endangered California Condors LOS ANGELES— A group of esteemed...
If anyone wants to read a reply to this posting, I can point you to several listservers which focus on raptors in general, their conservation, etc. I brought...
Below is a description of a banded BUOW photographed in San Diego last fall (October). It has plastic leg bands on both legs (and also an aluminum band on...
I suggest contacting two "Jeff's" -- Jeff Lincer of San Diego County and Geoff Holroyd of the Canadian Wildlife Service. Another possibility would be to...
I know that the California Burrowing Owl Consortium has developed color band protocols for use on breeding owls (and perhaps others) within California. It...
I would also try contacting Pete Bloom. I believe he had a grad student banding owls in Riverside? area. ______________________________ Ryan Young Phoenix...
DFG is looking for occupied buow habitat in the Antelope Valley in LA County to assist local conservancies to send developers to acquire as mitigation for loss...
I can report that I called Pete Bloom today to inquire about this matter. Pete does use plastic bands on burrowing owls, but not in the color described and...
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I have not been able to procure this one yet, so if Ryan or anyone can obtain this CEC report and place it in the listserver archives, I would be appreciative...
Smallwood, K. S., L. Neher, D. Bell, J. DiDonato, B. Karas, S. Snyder, and S. Lopez. 2009b. Range Management Practices to Reduce Wind Turbine Impacts on...
What is the best hotel near the BUOW consortium meeting? I will be going this year. Oh, the key is that I need one that offers a government rate. Suggestions? ...
Dear all --  The attached photo shows an adult double-banded Red-shouldered Hawk from my study area. I put a standard issue US Fish and Wildlife Service...