![]() Their funny name comes from the male’s large “buffalo”-shaped head. These ducks are all buffleheads - the one with the big colorful head a male and the rest females. Their dark brown eyes thoughtfully regard me before they once again dive beneath the water. The four other ducks have brown heads and small white cheek patches. My eye is drawn to the iridescent green and purple head of the black-and-white duck, which contrasts with its bright white ear patch. Then five small ducks pop up on the surface of the water - one black-and-white one and four brown-and-grey ones. Credit: Rick LewisĪlong the Cesar Chavez Park shoreline, a flash of movement and small splashes catch my attention. Bufflehead: Flash and splash Bufflehead duck. Among them are the buffleheads, golden-crowned sparrows, pygmy nuthatches, surf scoters, fox sparrows and Nuttall’s woodpeckers commonly found in Berkeley. A landmark 2019 report by National Audubon projected how 389 North American bird species will fare under different climate scenarios. In conjunction with the festival, here are profiles written by members of Golden Gate Audubon Society of six local species at risk from climate change. Get involved with Golden Gate Audubon or other conservation groups to help protect Bay Area birds from climate change (Berkeleyside is a media sponsor of the festival.) Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and - if you sign up in advance - free guided bird walks. 16, the second annual Berkeley Bird Festival will feature free sidewalk chalk drawing, bird-related crafts, tours of the U.C. ![]() Climate change isn’t just a problem for rare or endangered species: It threatens some of the East Bay’s most common backyard and shoreline birds. ![]()
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