Field Notes – New Hope Bird Alliance Blog

Neonics are well-known as bee killers—honey bees and native bees alike—but they also kill birds. – By Elizabeth D. Hilborn, DVM

Preventing bird-window collisions with a simple home-made solution. – By Barb Stenross

On January 5, 2020, New Hope Audubon held its annual Christmas Bird Count at Jordan Lake. The stars of the show, as they have been every winter in the past decade, were the gulls. – By Norm Budnitz

A Burke grant from National Audubon was used to buy native plants, and volunteers did the planting and also removed invasive plants to help restore habitat along the Lower Booker Creek Trail. – By Barbara Driscoll

Catherine tells the story of how she is keeping birds and other wildlife safe while assuring a good life for an adopted cat. – By Catherine Bollinger

This article explores ways to keep the deer from eating all of your native plants. – by Jim George

It seems like a beautiful evening to sit on my deck and experience the waning day as it turns into night. As I sit still on my porch swing, the world settles down around me. – By Norm Budnitz

Find out how important insects are to the ecosystem and how they must be saved from decline to save the birds and ourselves. – by Jim George

The Texas coast is a world-famous birding site during spring migration and a key area on the flyways for migrating birds. – By Tom Griffin

Cats and window collisions make up more than 50% of the injury cases the WCC sees each year, and both are preventable! – By Barbara Driscoll