🌍 Point Blue is now a member of the #IUCN & will be participating in the #2025WorldConservationCongress! The IUCN is the world’s largest and most influential environmental network & this membership amplifies our ability to shape global conservation agendas. Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/xl3Xa

✨🦉 🧪 🌎 Ready, set, #bird! The 47th Annual Rich Stallcup Bird-A-Thon is officially here! From Sept 15–Oct 15, join America’s longest-running Bird-A-Thon and spot birds while raising vital funds for #conservationscience. 🔗 www.pointblue.org/birdathon

📰🌍🦉 In case you missed it — the Sacramento Bee recently published a fantastic feature on #BirdReturns, a program that has been transforming California’s Central Valley for more than a decade. Read: “Can we help birds find their way home? How flooding farms provides a guide” 👉 shorturl.at/u3Ze1

🌊🐋 #HumpbackWhales have arrived in #Pacifica! 👀✨ Catch Point Blue’s Jamie Jackne (Director, California Current Group) at 1:05–he explains how and why whales are utilizing coastal habitat more than ever before. 🧪🌎 🦑 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTx8...

The #CrestedAuklet previously spotted in the Farallons turned up again, this time in a restricted access area offshore at #VandenbergSpaceForceBase–that's over 280 miles away! Kudos to Point Blue’s Julie Howar, who spotted this #rarebird during routine #seabird monitoring. 📸: Julie Howar. 🦉🧪🦑🌎

🧪🌎 In case you missed it! @sfchronicle.com covered the recent #FarallonIslands mega-rarity: a #CrestedAuklet sighting, the first in California since 1995. Read what Point Blue biologist Amanda Spears has to say about this elusive #seabird. 🦑🦉 👉 shorturl.at/djcbm

🌊📊 Celebrating 100 years of daily ocean monitoring! Did you know that the #FarallonIslands Shore Station has tracked sea surface temps & salinity data since 1925 (with only a brief pause during WWII)? Thanks to secured funding, there will be no gap in 2025! 🧪 🦑 🌎 #FarallonFriday

🌎🔥🌐🧪 From record heat to fires to floods, Californians feel the effects of #ClimateChange daily. The good news? Nature offers some of the best solutions. Cristina Garcia & Point Blue’s Sam Veloz call for sustained funding for #NatureBasedSolutions via #AB1757. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/QUZzp

🌊🦉 We’ve partnered with #birdcollective to celebrate the #FarallonIslands. Point Blue staff are all in, rocking the new collection from the ocean to the office. Shop the full collection & show your support for Point Blue’s #conservation work! 🔗 shorturl.at/AowoX

🌎🦉🧪 Our Farallon Islands #CrestedAuklet has been making waves in the media! Listen to Point Blue Biologist Amanda Spears chat about this #rarebird on the @kqednews.kqed.org CA Morning Report: shorturl.at/HwNkr or read about this special #seabird sighting in the @sacbee.com shorturl.at/RriHx

On 8/6/25, 4 rehabilitated #PigeonGuillemots took flight at Vandenberg SFB! Made possible by Point Blue, @intbirdrescue.bsky.social, & the Vandenberg team—this release demonstrates the power of partnership & shared #conservation goals when protecting coastal #ecosystems and #wildlife. 🌎🧪🦉#seabirds

🌾🐣 Monterey Bay #SnowyPlover season is wrapping up! After a final mini-hatch last week, just a few nests remain. One hatched nest was located in dune restoration area of Marina Dunes Preserve—a big #conservationwin & a true testament to the power of #habitatrestoration! 🌎🦉🧪🌐

🌎🦉🧪 A Farallones first! A rare #CrestedAuklet was spotted off Shubrick Point—the first-ever record of this #seabird species on the #FarallonIslands and only the 3rd in CA. The first? Spotted by our Palomarin crew nearly 46 years ago to the day! 🔗 shorturl.at/EJQu5 #FarallonFriday #RareBird

In 59 years of #birdbanding at #PalomarinFieldStation, only 26 #BeltedKingfishers have ever been caught. Therefore, it was a huge surprise to our banders when they caught this #HotBirdInHand at Palomarin on 7/13 + a second one only 3 days later at the nearby Pine Gulch! 🤯📅🌎🦉🧪🌐

🌊🐣🌐 From washed-out nests to wild shores! 5 #SnowyPlovers were recently given a second chance at life thanks to the collaborative #conservation efforts of Point Blue, SPCA Monterey, California DFW, & volunteers. A big #conservationwin for these tiny #shorebirds! 🧪🦉🌎 Read more: shorturl.at/hEhJ1

🌊⚠️ #FarallonFriday served with a side of tsunami safety! After Tuesday’s warning, our Farallones crew followed protocol and camped out at the island's highest point–the lighthouse! We’re happy to report that everyone is safe and sound after a night of unexpected views & unforgettable memories. 🧪🦑🌎

🐣 It's fledgling season! Join the banders of #PalomarinFieldStation on Facebook Live on August 7 from 9–9:30 AM. Tune in to expand your #fledgling knowledge, learn how we age young #birds, and discover how #birdbanding provides us with valuable data. 🌎🧪🌐 Learn more & RSVP: shorturl.at/VYoOM

🌎🧪In our BirdReturns work, we're digging into the biggest slice of the animal kingdom pie—insects! 🐛 Why? Because they’re #bird food! Peep the photos to see how biologists are sampling BirdReturns sites to assess their #invertebrate stocks! Learn more at birdreturns.org

Researchers at Point Blue & @unevadareno.bsky.social are studying how #peat forms in rare Sierra Nevada fens (peat forming wetlands cover < 0.5% of Sierra Nevada land area). Peat holds water, stores carbon, & keeps records of ancient climates & ecosystems. But how deep does peat go? 🌎🧪🌐

The Palomarin Early Spring 2025 Banding Summary is live! In 23 days (2589.38 net hours) of mist-netting, we captured 61 new #birds & recaptured 52 previously banded birds. A total of 113 birds of 27 species were caught. Approximately 4 birds caught per banding day. Learn more: shorturl.at/SHKe

🦉🧪🧬 New research from Point Blue and partners uses nitrogen isotope analysis to reveal that female #GoldenCrownedSparrows may eat higher-trophic-level foods (like insects 🐛) during the breeding season as compared to males, likely to replenish nutrients lost through nesting. 🔗 shorturl.at/5uPIr

📽️🦉 Ever wonder what a morning of #birdbanding looks like? Check out this time-lapse from Pine Gulch Creek in Marin! See our Palomarin team working hard to band birds & collect valuable data. Bird banding helps us understand bird populations & contribute to conservation. Video credit Tjarn Sato. 🌎🧪🌐

🌎🦉🧪 Spotlighting Pete Warzybok for 20+ years of conservation dedication! Pete joined our Farallon Program as a volunteer #seabird research assistant in 2000. Today, he is a Principal Scientist, Farallon Program Leader, and has spent over 2,500 days on the Farallones. 🌐 🦑 #pointbluepeoplepower

🌊🧪🦑🌎 For 20+ years, Point Blue has been on the frontlines of ocean monitoring through ACCESS program cruises. Now, funding cuts threaten ACCESS & other long-term monitoring programs that guide conservation. Learn what’s at stake & why long-term data matters more than ever: shorturl.at/PSn4V

🌊🦑🦉Check it out! Our Farallon Islands-inspired apparel collaboration with #BirdCollective is here! Rock threads featuring Farallones favorites like the #CommonMurre, #RhinocerosAuklet, #TuftedPuffin, & more! Shop: shorturl.at/mhIZQ #seabirds #marinelife

🛳️🐋 Whales + ships don’t mix—but conservation can help prevent deadly collisions. We're proud to be part of #WhaleSafe, a collaborative project that uses innovative tech to track whales, encourage vessel speed reductions, & reduce ship strikes. 🌎🧪🌐🦑 Read all about it: shorturl.at/UhMsw

#Seabirds and #MarineLife, from the California coast to Antarctica, are flashing early warning signs about our planet’s health. Since 1968, Point Blue has been on the frontlines, translating those signals into action. 🌎🦉🧪🌐🦑 Learn how we’re “Putting the Blue in Point Blue” 👉 shorturl.at/wKNYx

🚨📊 Data dreams do come true! The Department of Defense just hit 1 MILLION RECORDS in the #AvianKnowledgeNetwork! More than a number, this milestone represents a collective commitment to science, stewardship, and the advancement of #birdconservation through data. Here’s to the next million!🦉 🌎 🧪 🌐

🐣➡️🕊️ Exciting news from the sandy shores of #DangermondPreserve! Two of our recently-hatched Percos Beach #SnowyPlover chicks have officially fledged the nest! A win for this threatened species & a testament to the importance of our ongoing monitoring efforts with #TheNatureConservancyCA. 🌎🦉🧪🌐🦑

🧪 Spotlighting Dennis Jongsomjit for 20+ years of conservation dedication! Dennis joined us in 2001 as a Palomarin nest-searching intern. He is now a Geospatial Ecologist leading influential research at the intersection of #wildlifeecology, #climatescience, & #spatialmodeling. #pointbluepeoplepower

📬 The Spring 25 Point Blue Connector is here! In this issue we explore the #humannatureconnection and reflect on how our approach to community-centered #conservation has grown over time. 🤝🧪🌎 Read the blog post & explore the newsletter: shorturl.at/zY3QU

Plovers, monitoring…bears? Oh my! 🐾🐻 During a #SnowyPlover survey at #DangermondPreserve, we found fresh black bear tracks! Since 2020, with help from #TheNatureConservancyCA, we’ve monitored plovers and worked to protect this wild, sandy coastline & all the species that call it home. 🌊🌎🌾🦉🧪

🔥🦉 How do birds respond to fire & #vegetationmanagement? 🌎🧪 Our new report analyzes how #MountTam birds responded to Marin Water's Biodiversity, Fire, & Fuels Plan. Dive into this first-of-its-kind research and learn how #landstewardship and #biodiversity can go hand in hand: shorturl.at/CbMab

Big news! California’s MPA network just made the IUCN Green List—the gold standard for marine conservation! Spanning 124 MPAs along 1,100 miles of coast and 16% of state waters, the network protects sandy beach habitat, estuaries, kelp forests, & deep-sea canyons. 🌎🧪🌐🦑 shorturl.at/cdSmc

🦉👀 Did you know we have been monitoring #NorthernSpottedOwls in Marin since 1997? Our crew just wrapped up another season tracking nesting & fledgling success. By now, most chicks have fledged and are learning the ropes of owl life! Long-term monitoring is a crucial part of #conservation! 📊🌎🧪🌐

📬🌎 The Spring 25 issue of Point Blue Connector is here! From local bird banding to a continent-wide research network, our approach to #birdconservation has certainly evolved. 🦉🧪 Dive into our 60-year legacy. Read “Migration: From Landbirds to Shorebirds” & explore the full issue: shorturl.at/MvPH1

🦑🌎🦉🧪 Views from various blinds of the #FarallonIslands! Watch to observe from Sea Lion Cove Blind, Murre Blind, & Corm Blind at sunset. Look 👀 & listen 🎶 for sounds and sights of our favorite Farallon inhabitants! #Conservation work can come with some pretty awesome views! #FarallonFriday

Spotlighting Jaime Jahncke for 20+ years of #conservation dedication! Jaime joined Point Blue in 2004 & now leads our California Current Group, driving climate-smart ocean conservation through science, partnerships, and policy. 🦑🧪🌎#pointbluepeoplepower

🎉 Big News! We are thrilled to announce that Melissa Pitkin has been named CEO of Point Blue! With 27 years of dedication to Point Blue, standout leadership, & a strong science background, she’s perfectly poised to lead us into a new era of #ConnectedConservation. Congrats, Melissa! 👏🌎🧪

👀🦉 It’s official: Point Reyes = birding paradise! We’re thrilled to see it on Bird Collective’s list of top U.S. #birding spots–and even more excited to see a shoutout to our Palomarin Field Station! Stop by for bird banding demos, trail walks & tips from the bird-loving crew. 🔗 shorturl.at/WHXwO

📊🌎🧪🦉New Point Blue research offers a framework to quantify the impact of landscape change in the Delta. This new open-source tool supports decision-making for multi-benefit #conservation + accounts for metrics like bird habitat, water quality, & climate change resilience. shorturl.at/iNnwj

🎨 🧪 Ready to blend art & science to create real-world #conservation impact? Apply for the Point Blue #scienceillustration apprenticeship! Perfect for early-career illustrators passionate about #conservationscience. Apply by 7/4/25! 🔗 shorturl.at/tKG4t #ConservationJobs #SciArt

🌾🗞️ Thanks, #PlumasSun, for the outstanding press on the Sierra Meadows Partnership annual gathering in Chester, CA! We joined nearly 100 conservationists to collaborate & share science and #restoration strategies for #SierraMeadows. 🌎🧪🌐 Read more: shorturl.at/aj5Yt

Meet the 7th cohort of the STRAW Community College Conservation Internship! This summer program uplifts #BIPOC community college students in #conservation. Now in its 4th year, CCCI celebrates 91 alumni and counting. We’re excited to kick off the season with these rising leaders! 🙌🏽🧪🌎

Ever heard of gull juju? 🐦 It’s what happens when #WesternGulls swallow random objects on the mainland—think rubber duckies, doll legs, Lego men, & more, then barf them up on the Farallones. Our team spills the (regurgitated) tea in the new #BayNatureMag summer issue: shorturl.at/Qdp6R🦉🌐🦑🧪🌎

🌊🦉 Join Point Blue Marine Lab at the #Exploratorium in San Francisco on July 9 to learn about the prey of the endangered California least tern! Scientists study dropped fish to investigate the foraging habits of this sensitive #seabird species. 🦑🌐🧪🌎 🔗 shorturl.at/jA7Uy

#FarallonFriday So many fluffballs, so little time! 🐣 It’s peak hatch season on the Farallones, and baby #WesternGulls are breaking out of their speckled eggs! From eggs to pipping to banding, tracking each step of their journey allows us to better understand and protect these #seabirds. 🦑🌎🧪🌐🦉

🚨🦉 New 25-year study reveals #BankSwallow populations are declining on the #SacramentoRiver. River flow rates may be to blame. Since Bank Swallows are a sentinel species, this trend signals trouble for the whole river ecosystem. Co-authored by Point Blue’s Kristen Dybala: 🔗 shorturl.at/jnmCO 🌐🧪 🌎

Visit Point Blue at the #PetalumaFair this Saturday, 6/21, 12–8 PM in the Good Earth Grove! Learn how we blend #agriculture & #ecology for local-to-global #conservation impact & stop by our booth for a chance to win a prize when you sign up for our newsletter or membership! shorturl.at/lsBQG 🌐🤝🌎

🚨📅 Date change alert! Due to Juneteenth, this month’s "Third Thursday" Low-Key Bird Walk will take place on Wednesday 6/18! Join us from 4:30–6 PM at Point Blue HQ in Petaluma to connect with nature and each other while discovering the diverse avian life around us! 🔗 shorturl.at/erqap 🌐🦉🌎