A male Bufflehead floats on calm water, droplets trailing from its bill after a dive.

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Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary News
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Happy Birthday MBTA!
July 03, 2018 — The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) was passed 100 years ago today on July 3, 1918. Learn what we are doing to ensure it continues to protect birds into the future.
Wildfire at Bobcat Ranch
July 03, 2018
Be a bird-friendly beachgoer this summer
July 02, 2018 — Celebrations on the beach are fun for us, but to nesting shorebirds and their chicks, hazards are everywhere
"Giving is receiving"
June 28, 2018 — Andee Burrell has a longstanding passion for local conservation at Audubon’s Starr Ranch Sanctuary; even as she also keeps the bigger picture in view, as illustrated in her story below.
Photo of two Bushtits banded at Starr Ranch on June 15
Seen any Pacific-slope Flycatchers lately?
June 26, 2018 — Kim Geissler saw seven at Starr Ranch on the last MAPS banding day there on June 15. The Pacific-slope Flycatchers were just one thirty-one species seen or captured at the banding station.