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Are you are a bird watcher? Would you like to help out with a bird banding project? BLM's vast and varied lands are definitely "for the birds"! Did you know, for instance, that BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area is home to the largest concentration of nesting birds of prey in North America? To find out more about BLM and birds, check out these sites.
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BLM STATE AND FIELD OFFICE RESOURCES
Alaska: Bird Banding at Campbell Creek Science Center
Find out how members of the public assist scientists in monitoring neotropical songbirds that migrate through the Anchorage, Alaska, area.
http://www.sciencecenter.ak.blm.gov/ccsc/birds.html
Bird Watching in BLM California
Information on bird watching on public lands with links to bird lists from several specific sites in the state.
http://www.ca.blm.gov/caso/birding.html
California Condors in the Arizona Strip
Information about the habitat, life history, distribution, and feeding habits of this endangered bird, and about reintroduction efforts in Arizona.
http://www.az.blm.gov/asfo/wildlife/Condor.htm
West Mojave Habitat Conservation Plan Species Accounts - Birds
Individual species accounts written by biologists on 30 birds covered by the West Mojave Habitat Conservation Plan.
http://www.ca.blm.gov/cdd/wemo_species_birds.html
Birding on the Carrizo Plain National Monument
Opportunities for birders at this national monument near Bakersfield.
http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/birdingcpna.html
Burrowing Owls - Natural History & Conservation in California
Information about the life history, distribution, and feeding habits of this small raptor, and about efforts to reduce the decline of this species.
http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/brochur1.htm
Colorado
Watchable Wildlife (Birds & Raptors), Grand Junction, Colorado
Information on the best places to see a variety of birds near Grand Junction, Colorado/
http://www.co.blm.gov/gjra/birds&raptors.htm
Birds of the Gunnison Basin (CO)
List of birds found in the Gunnison Basin, along with their status and abundance.
http://www.co.blm.gov/gra/gra-birdlist.htm
Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan
Report on the distribution of and factors affecting the Gunnison Sage Grouse and on efforts to ensure the long-term survival of the species.
http://www.co.blm.gov/gra/sagegrouse.htm
Idaho
Birds of Prey
List of nesting and migrating raptors found at the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA); includes links to "photo gallery" and detailed descriptions of seven species as well as a calendar showing when different species are likely to be found at the NCA.
http://www.id.blm.gov/bopnca/bop.htm
BLM Resource Explorer: This Ranger Is for the Birds
Find out what it's like to be a BLM Ranger at the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho.
http://www.blm.gov/education/expert/5/index.html
Birds on the Brink
Report on how weed invasion threatens the golden eagles and prairie falcons of Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho.
http://www.id.blm.gov/features/birds_brink/index.htm
Montana: Hosted Eagle Viewing at Canyon Ferry
Information on how to see migrating bald eagles at the Canyon Ferry Visitor Center near Helena, Montana.
http://www.mt.blm.gov/bdo/pages/viewing.html
Oregon
Greater Sage-grouse & Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystems - Mgmt. Guidelines
Report on the life history and status of the sage grouse and on efforts to preserve the species and its habitat in Oregon and Washington.
http://www.or.blm.gov/Resources/Birds/SageGrouse/Sage-GrouseReport.pdf
Bird Watching at New River (OR)
Find out what birds you can see at this Area of Critical Environmental Concern near Brandon, Oregon; includes links to photos and bird songs.
http://www.or.blm.gov/coosbay/newriver/bird_watching.htm