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Channel Islands: A Living Laboratory News

Dec. 16, 2015
Island Scrub-Jay Expedition Blog
SMBC studies the endemic Island Scrub-Jay on the Channel Islands.
Nov. 14, 2012
New Population Statistics Reveal Island Scrub-Jay Among United States' Rarest Bird Species
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists and collaborators have found that the island scrub-jay's population on Santa Cruz Island—its only habitat—is significantly smaller than...
Oct. 15, 2009
To Breed or not to Breed
The San Clemente sage sparrow (Amphispiza belli clementeae) is a threatened, non-migratory subspecies endemic to San Clemente Island (SCI), which is the southernmost of the California Channel Islands.
large, long-tailed bird
Sep. 14, 2008
An Island of Their Own
As soon as they step off the boat onto Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the eight California Channel Islands, a distinctive, metallic call greets visitors. This call belongs the island scrub-jay, a...
a group of people with binoculars look out the window of a car
May. 14, 2003
Island Misfits
Most birders in North America are no doubt familiar with the orange-crowned warbler (Oreothlypis celata). The species breeds throughout the western U.S. and across the boreal forest from Alaska to...