
Golden Eagle Blog
Song Sparrow. Photo by Mick Thompson.

Plague or Prey?
Are grasshoppers valuable bird prey or virulent pests? Sharon Selvaggio, Xerces Society Pesticide Program Specialist, examines the US aerial pesticide spraying program.

Coming Together For the Birds
Carter Strope reflects on the camaraderie of the annual Christmas Bird Count.


Counting Swallows
Terry Rich reports on the 2023 Swallows and Bridges project. Photo by Ken Miracle.
Bat Mythbusting
Guest Blogger Nicholas Niendorf interviews Dr. Rita Dixon about her accidental career as a bat expert. Rita will speak at our October meeting on Nov. 17.

Groundbreaking Backyard Bird Research
The contributions of 20th century women to the field of ornithology are significant but not well known. Guest Blogger Bhavana Padiyath introduces us to the pioneering ethologist and ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice.

Making Idaho Look Like Idaho
Guest blogger Bhavana Padiyath takes a look at the plants of our Boise River ReWild Project.

A Goathead Patch Transformed: Warm Springs Pollinator Garden Rejuvenates East Boise Habitat
GEAS Guest Blogger Nicholas Niendorf tells the goatheads-to-goldfinches story of Warm Springs Pollinator Garden.

Cedar Waxwings in the Boise Area
Terry Rich explores local populations of Cedar Waxwings in his new Golden Eagle Audubon Blog.

Tending Native Plants
GEAS Guest Blogger, Bhavana Padiyath, visits Comba Park again to check on the native plants being grown for the Boise River ReWild restoration project.
Song Sparrow. Cindy Sedlacek/Audubon Photography Awards.
The Golden Eagle
Print Newsletter Archive
In 2021 GEAS reformatted our regularly printed newsletter, The Golden Eagle, to better serve our community. Now, twice-monthly E-News provides timely information on events, engagement opportunities, and action items. Please sign up for the email newsletter to stay up to date.
Below is an archive of prior editions of The Golden Eagle print newsletter. We wish to extend our thanks to Niels Nokkentved for his many years of service in editing the newsletter and to Crista Videriksen Worthy for her wonderful article contributions.