{"id":17844,"date":"2019-05-22T07:59:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=17844"},"modified":"2019-05-22T07:59:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:59:41","slug":"california-dairy-family-provides-habitat-for-25000-imperiled-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/05\/22\/california-dairy-family-provides-habitat-for-25000-imperiled-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"California dairy family provides habitat for 25,000 imperiled birds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dairy-and-birds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17846\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dairy-and-birds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dairy-and-birds-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dairy-and-birds-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><figcaption>Luciana Jonkman and tricolored blackbirds on her farm. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>News release from the USDA&#8217;s Natural Resources Conservation Service<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Merced dairy family is playing a key role in protecting imperiled Tricolored Blackbirds, a California-native species federally listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern and as a State of California Threatened Species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large colony of the birds has been nesting at Diamond J Dairy since late March, and Luciana and Wiebren Jonkman halted their silage harvest to allow the birds to complete their nesting cycle. Now the colony, which peaked at 25,000 birds, is nearing fledging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt least 10 percent of this entire species is nesting on this one Merced farm,\u201d said Aaron Rives, soil conservationist for USDA\u2019s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Merced<strong>. \u201c<\/strong>Without the help of the farmers, this species could be set back for years.&nbsp;And once it\u2019s gone, that\u2019s forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Tricolored Blackbirds are colonial nesters, thousands of birds may impact\u2014and be impacted by\u2014farming operations near their nests.&nbsp; By delaying harvest farmers can allow the young birds to safely fledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Birds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17847\" width=\"382\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Birds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Birds-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Birds-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cWe are grateful for the tricolored blackbird restoration project,\u201d said Luciana Jonkman. &nbsp;\u201cWe are a first-generation farming family, and we know that sustainability is vital to our farm families and our community. At Diamond J we are constantly looking for opportunities to partner with the community, the state and the federal resources. I hope that folks will see this as a huge win-win for conservation and dairy food security in the state of California.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The last population estimate was done in 2017, when there were 178,000 birds. If the population is of a similar size this year, that means that over 70 percent of the birds were found on dairies. Two NRCS wetland projects have also provided nesting sites for nearly 20,000 birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Most Tricolored Blackbirds reside in the Central Valley, typically nesting in wetlands and dairy silage fields. The young birds need up to 45 days to fledge. With the help of NRCS and partners at Audubon, Western United Dairymen, California Farm Bureau and DairyCares, farmers receive technical and financial assistance to delay harvest until the birds have safely fledged. 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