It reported that the American Ornithological Union has split the western scrub-Jay into two species because it had been determined through genetic research that there are major differences between the scrub-Jay we see in Washington, Oregon and California from the bird seen in the interior (Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas). The bird we see is now called the California scrub-jay, while the latter is called Woodhouse’s scrub-jay.

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/outdoors/20161004/birdwatching-farewell-to-the-western-scrub-jay

A bald eagle that was found nearly dead by a California hiker has tested positive for West Nile Disease.

http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/eagle-found-by-california-hiker-confirmed-to-have-west-nile

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is conducting an art contest to select the design for the state’s 2016-2017 upland game bird stamp.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/artists-sought-for-california-upland-game-bird-stamp-art-contest/

An endangered California condor chick that hatched in the wild successfully took flight from a nest at Pinnacles National Park last week for the first time since the 1890s. The bird, known as #828, is shown here with her father, known as #340.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/11/california-condors-chick-born-in-wild-flies-from-nest-at-pinnacles-national-park-for-first-time-in-more-than-100-years/

Eagle spent three weeks to recover.

http://www.10news.com/news/bald-eagle-released-back-to-the-wild-after-almost-succumbing-to-west-nile

Fergus, Ont. man has tagged about 200,000 birds over almost 4 decades.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/grand-river-watershed-bird-bander-david-lamble-1.3815934

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/november-2016-california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-calendar/

Today’s youth are passionate about making an impact and positively changing their world and technological tools can allow students of any age to do just that. As an educator, my job is to find resources, develop learning experiences and provide opportunities that allow my students to identify a problem and become part of the solution.

https://ww2.kqed.org/learning/2016/10/25/empowering-the-next-generation-of-citizen-scientists/