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Song Sparrow. Photo by Mick Thompson.

How the Endangered Species Act Saves Birds
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How the Endangered Species Act Saves Birds

The Endangered Species Act turns 50 on December 28. Guest Blogger Terry Rich explores what it’s done for birds.

Bald Eagle by Ted Corporandy

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Birding with Kids
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Birding with Kids

Whether you’re an experienced birder or interested in starting, if you want to enjoy this lifetime activity with your kids, grandkids or other young people, Jacob’s 25-minute Birding With Kids class is where you should start.

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The Heart of the Christmas Count
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The Heart of the Christmas Count

Carter Strope reflects on the huge impact of the Christmas Bird Count, an impact the participants of the first 25 counts in December 1900 could hardly have anticipated.

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New Bird Names Coming
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New Bird Names Coming

Many birds we find in Idaho will get new names following the American Ornithological Society’s decision to rename birds named after people. Terry sets the stage for us to think about new names for many of our favorite Idaho birds. Steller’s Jay by Krispen Hartung

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Plague or Prey?
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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.

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Counting Swallows
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Counting Swallows

Terry Rich reports on the 2023 Swallows and Bridges project. Photo by Ken Miracle.

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Bat Mythbusting
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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.

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Song Sparrow bird

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.