Clara Elliott
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): What Our Community Should Know
By Clara Elliott, Naturalist and Wildlife Educator Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, often called HPAI, is a strain of Influenza A virus that primarily affects birds. You may hear it referred to as “bird flu” or “H5N1.” No matter what label it goes by, in recent…
The Quiet Disappearance of the American Kestrel
By Clara Elliott, Naturalist and Wildlife Educator The American kestrel is a small presence in a big landscape, easy to overlook unless you know how and where to look. About the size of a scrub jay, with long, pointed wings and a narrow tail, it is the smallest falcon…