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  • Listening to the pulse of the Savannah River

    A soft breeze rustled the marsh grasses as James “Jim” Rothnie carefully placed a fresh canvas on his easel. Morning light sparkled on the waters of the ACE Basin nearby. Quietly, he crept closer to the dozen lounging birds, their elegant snow-white plumage contrasting sharply with leathery, bald heads. Wood storks were one of his favorite sightings.

  • Savannah River islands attract a different type of tourist

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Threatened by development and predators from every side, local birds here are finding safe, pristine habitats in an unlikely place: at the bottom of the Savannah River.

  • Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch at Abiquiu Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake will be hosting its annual Midwinter Eagle Watch on Saturday January 3 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Volunteers will be meeting at the Abiquiu Lake project office, and the event is open to the public.

  • Birds of Paradise

    People racking up the bird-watcher’s “big year” don’t cross the country to spot the American crow along the Río Grande, but these birds illustrate one of the main reasons that area birders flock to the Corrales bosque: the abundance.

  • 2014 Interior Least Tern surveys complete

    The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

  • New Savannah bird island home to hundreds of nests this season

    To some people, a dredge disposal area might not seem very exciting—but to thousands of shorebirds it’s a safe haven, providing beneficial habitat and protected nesting sites.

  • Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch at Abiquiu Lake, N.M.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake will be hosting its annual Midwinter Eagle Watch on Saturday January 4, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Volunteers will be meeting at the Abiquiu Lake project office, and the event is open to the public.

  • Local Scout completes bluebird box project at Jennings Randolph Lake

    We all know somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds do fly.  Perhaps some fly right into new bluebirds

  • Abiquiu Lake Celebrates Earth Day with the American Kestrel

    The park rangers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake and staff of the Espanola Wildlife Center celebrated Earth Day 2013 with volunteers who learned about the American Kestrel and then built and installed nesting habitat for the “sparrow hawk” around Abiquiu Lake April 20.

  • Nearly 20 Bald Eagles Spotted at Abiquiu during Annual Event

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake hosted its annual midwinter eagle watch Jan. 7, and it was a record count for both eagles, 17, and volunteers, 61. Employees were surprised when nearly twice as many volunteers arrived to participate as the previous record and when seeing nine mature and eight immature Bald Eagles.