Advisories

As millions of vacationing Americans head to their nearest beach destination for surf and sun this summer, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is urging beachgoers to be mindful of the many beach-nesting birds that will be tending to their nests and newly hatched young.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) asks the public to help protect beach-nesting shorebirds across the state this holiday weekend by giving them space and keeping personal fireworks off the beach.

An unusual number of dead birds - primarily red crossbills - have been found in Billings, Mont.-area yards with bird feeders this spring. Testing indicates the deaths were due to avian salmonella, a naturally occurring bacterium, possibly originating from contaminated food.

When the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers drop to their normal summer pool at this time of year, the Endangered least tern shows up to nest on the exposed sand islands. Human disturbance can impact this nesting.

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is urging beachgoers to be mindful of the many nesting birds that will be tending to young birds and perhaps a few remaining eggs as vacationers head to the seashore in coming weeks.