Video of a California ground squirrel interacting with a southern Pacific rattlesnake who had recently eaten. The snake rattles its rattle to warn the squirrel (Credit: Refuge Manager Sally Brown/USFWS). Recently at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, a California ground squirrel was seen tossing wood chips, jumping around, and flicking its tail at a Read More
Month: July 2025
San Diego to Ojai – Raptor Relocation!
Photo credit: Kim Stroud, Ojai Raptor Center In May 2025, three eggs from a peregrine falcon nest were transferred from San Diego Bay NWR to the Ojai Raptor Center in Ventura County. This effort was a collaboration between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Friends of San Diego Wildlife Refuges, and the Ojai Raptor Read More