Kicker and Co at the River

Luise drinks milk from a bowl

The 2007 Audubon Endangered Species WatchList

Audubon and the America Bird Conservancy have joined forces to rally conservationists around America's most imperiled birds. WatchList 2007, a new analysis from these leading bird conservation organizations, identifies 178 species in the continental U.S. and 39 in Hawaii that are in need of immediate conservation help.

It is a call to action, for all who care about birds, other wildlife and the environment. Together, we can help save species fighting for survival amid a convergence of environmental challenges including habitat loss, invasive species and global warming.

http://web1.audubon.org/science/spec...eWatchlist.php


Swans, Geese, Ducks

Emperor Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Mottled Duck
Steller's Eider
Spectacled Eider
Hawaiian Duck
Hawaiian Goose
Laysan Duck



Gallinaceous Birds

Greater Sage-Grouse
Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Mountain Quail
Scaled Quail
Montezuma Quail



Loons, Grebes

Yellow-billed Loon
Clark's Grebe


Albatrosses

Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross



Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels

Bermuda Petrel
Black-capped Petrel
Hawaiian Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Newell's Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater



Storm-Petrels

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel
Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel


Boobies, Gannets
Masked Booby


Cormorants

Red-faced Cormorant


Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird

Herons, Bitterns, Egrets

Reddish Egret


Condor

California Condor



Hawks, Kites, Osprey, Eagles

Swallow-tailed Kite
Swainson's Hawk
Hawaiian Hawk


Coots, Rails

Yellow Rail
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Hawaiian Coot

Cranes

Whooping Crane

Plovers

American Golden-Plover
Snowy Plover
Wilson's Plover
Piping Plover
Mountain Plover



Snipe, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, allies

Wandering Tattler
Eskimo Curlew
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Rock Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper



Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Heermann's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Red-legged Kittiwake
Ross's Gull
Ivory Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Elegant Tern
Roseate Tern
Least Tern
Aleutian Tern
Bridled Tern
Black Skimmer



Auks, Murres, Puffins, Guillemots

Razorbill
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Xantus's Murrelet
Craveri's Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Whiskered Auklet




Pigeons, Doves

White-crowned Pigeon



Parrots

Green Parakeet
Thick-billed Parrot
Red-crowned Parrot



Cuckoos, Anis

Mangrove Cuckoo


Owls, Nightjars

Flammulated Owl
Elf Owl
Spotted Owl
Short-eared Owl
Antillean Nighthawk



Swifts, Hummingbirds, Trogon

Black Swift
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Elegant Trogon



Woodpeckers

Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Gilded Flicker
Ivory-billed Woodpecker


Songbirds

Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Thick-billed Kingbird
Bell's Vireo
Gray Vireo
Black-capped Vireo
Florida Scrub-Jay
Island Scrub-Jay
Pinyon Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
Hawaiian Crow
Elepaio
Mexican Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Millerbird
California Gnatcatcher
Kamao
Olomao
Omao
Puaiohi
Bicknell's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Varied Thrush
Wrentit
Bendire's Thrasher
California Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrasher
Sprague's Pipit
Bachman's Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Colima Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Kirtland's Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Canada Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Abert's Towhee
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Five-striped Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Baird's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
McKay's Bunting
Varied Bunting
Painted Bunting
Tricolored Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Audubon's Oriole
Black Rosy-Finch
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Laysan Finch
Nihoa Finch
Ou
Palila
Maui Parrotbill
Oahu Amakihi
Kauai Amakihi
Anianiau
Nukupuu
Akiapolaau
Akikiki
Hawaii Creeper
Oahu Alauahio
Maui Alauahio
Akekee
Akepa
Iiwi
Akohekohe
Poo-uli

That's it..isn't that sad? We humans will manage to kill them all off soon .

One more Reason to Keep your Cat Indoors!

Audubon and the America Bird Conservancy have joined forces to rally conservationists around America's most imperiled birds. WatchList 2007, a new analysis from these leading bird conservation organizations, identifies 178 species in the continental U.S. and 39 in Hawaii that are in need of immediate conservation help.

It is a call to action, for all who care about birds, other wildlife and the environment. Together, we can help save species fighting for survival amid a convergence of environmental challenges including habitat loss, invasive species and global warming.

http://web1.audubon.org/science/spec...eWatchlist.php


Swans, Geese, Ducks

Emperor Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Mottled Duck
Steller's Eider
Spectacled Eider
Hawaiian Duck
Hawaiian Goose
Laysan Duck



Gallinaceous Birds

Greater Sage-Grouse
Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Mountain Quail
Scaled Quail
Montezuma Quail



Loons, Grebes

Yellow-billed Loon
Clark's Grebe


Albatrosses

Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross



Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels

Bermuda Petrel
Black-capped Petrel
Hawaiian Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Newell's Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater



Storm-Petrels

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel
Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel


Boobies, Gannets
Masked Booby


Cormorants

Red-faced Cormorant


Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird

Herons, Bitterns, Egrets

Reddish Egret


Condor

California Condor



Hawks, Kites, Osprey, Eagles

Swallow-tailed Kite
Swainson's Hawk
Hawaiian Hawk


Coots, Rails

Yellow Rail
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Hawaiian Coot

Cranes

Whooping Crane

Plovers

American Golden-Plover
Snowy Plover
Wilson's Plover
Piping Plover
Mountain Plover



Snipe, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, allies

Wandering Tattler
Eskimo Curlew
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Rock Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper



Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Heermann's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Red-legged Kittiwake
Ross's Gull
Ivory Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Elegant Tern
Roseate Tern
Least Tern
Aleutian Tern
Bridled Tern
Black Skimmer



Auks, Murres, Puffins, Guillemots

Razorbill
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Xantus's Murrelet
Craveri's Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Whiskered Auklet




Pigeons, Doves

White-crowned Pigeon



Parrots

Green Parakeet
Thick-billed Parrot
Red-crowned Parrot



Cuckoos, Anis

Mangrove Cuckoo


Owls, Nightjars

Flammulated Owl
Elf Owl
Spotted Owl
Short-eared Owl
Antillean Nighthawk



Swifts, Hummingbirds, Trogon

Black Swift
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Elegant Trogon



Woodpeckers

Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Gilded Flicker
Ivory-billed Woodpecker


Songbirds

Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Thick-billed Kingbird
Bell's Vireo
Gray Vireo
Black-capped Vireo
Florida Scrub-Jay
Island Scrub-Jay
Pinyon Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
Hawaiian Crow
Elepaio
Mexican Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Millerbird
California Gnatcatcher
Kamao
Olomao
Omao
Puaiohi
Bicknell's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Varied Thrush
Wrentit
Bendire's Thrasher
California Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrasher
Sprague's Pipit
Bachman's Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Colima Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Kirtland's Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Canada Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Abert's Towhee
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Five-striped Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Baird's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
McKay's Bunting
Varied Bunting
Painted Bunting
Tricolored Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Audubon's Oriole
Black Rosy-Finch
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Laysan Finch
Nihoa Finch
Ou
Palila
Maui Parrotbill
Oahu Amakihi
Kauai Amakihi
Anianiau
Nukupuu
Akiapolaau
Akikiki
Hawaii Creeper
Oahu Alauahio
Maui Alauahio
Akekee
Akepa
Iiwi
Akohekohe
Poo-uli

That's it..isn't that sad? We humans will manage to kill them all off soon .

Luise, a movie

Kittens (incl. Rusty) and Puppies at the Humane Society Animal Shelter

I just got back from the local animal shelter. Rusty and lil Tim are still there, but they are having a ball with the other kittens.





Yes, that's Kicker on the bottom left!

The kittens are in the same size cage that I have..there is nothing more I could for them here at home. At the shelter a lot of people come in and out, so hopefully they will be adopted soon.

I often see people get this sad look in their faces when they hear the word animal shelter. They immediately feel sorry for the animals and have all these horrible ideas in their heads.

Besides the necessity of having to euthanize animals due to the lack of space and funding, the animals that actually do spend time at our local shelter couldn't have it any better from the animals' point of view.

The dogs are not locked up in some cages, they run around free in a save enclosed environment, can socialize with each other and have dog houses and lil pools with water and toys to play with.

Cats of course can't be kept outside, but they are sheltered savely in clean cages and get played with a lot.

Everything they need is provided and this place couldn't be any further from "horrible". The 2 ladies who run the shelter here have a heart of gold and my deepest admiration, because they sure work miracles every day. I extent that admiration to our 2 Animal Control Officers as well!

Here are a pictures of some of the puppies that are currently at the shelter:







and here is Luise today:

Luise Bigfoot

I noticed those humongous paws Luise has, which resulted in her second name Bigfoot. They are not coming out in a picture the way I see him in reality, but those are some huge paws!

She is already eating and drinking out of bowls and has a VERY round belly :-). She's a lover too, loves to sit under my hair and purrs all day. Such a sweetheart!

Rusty goes, Luise comes

Rusty and little Tim are finally up for adoption at the shelter. I will visit them tomorrow to see if they were already adopted out or not.

I brought home a 3 weeks old kitten who is a bit malnourished and didn't quite fit in with the older ones yet. She's not weaned yet, but orphaned, so she's going to spend another week or 2 here, before she goes back to the shelter to find a home.

Here is Luise: