Natural History Wanderings

Inside Climate News reported

Conservation groups are working with Central Valley farmers to restore critical habitat for wetland birds struggling to subsist on a fraction of their historic wintering grounds. But finding the right spots is challenging.

The Central Valley is one of the most important regions of the Pacific Flyway for cranes and other waterbirds to overwinter or rest and refuel on their way further south. It supports hundreds of resident and migratory species that come here from breeding grounds as far north as the Arctic tundra.

Read full article at  California Rice Fields Offer Threatened Migratory Waterbirds a Lifeline – Inside Climate News