Pictured is a scene from Chico, California’s Snowgoose Festival
Do you ever take time to watch birds or listen to their sounds? 2018 is the year to take note — it’s the “Year of the Bird.”
The centennial of the most powerful and important bird-protection law ever passed, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, is being celebrated around the world through a National Geographic promotion to protect birds for the next 100 years. Pursuant to Federal regulations it is illegal to take, possess, import, export, transport or sell any migratory bird, its nest or eggs. As of latest count there are 2,196 protected bird species on the migration list.