Here are the five name combinations that made it to the final round, with explanations by those who suggested the names. Vote for your top pick at

http://bit.ly/2018PeregrineFalconChicks

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/berkelium-californium-lawrencium-peregrine-name-finalists-chosen

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) — Just 10 miles away from downtown San Diego thousands of wild birds are nesting and raising their young. The migratory birds have flocked to the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

http://www.cbs8.com/story/38322323/thousands-of-migratory-birds-nesting-in-south-bay

On the condor nest featured in the livestream, the Cornell Lab says "This condor nest, known as the Hutton's Bowl nest, is located near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in Southern California. The parents of the chick in the Hutton's Bowl nest are mom #289 and dad #374. Both parents were hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo. Dad #374 hatched in 2005 and mom #289 hatched in 2002. This is their first nesting attempt together but both parents have had previous mates. When the nestling is four months old, it will receive a handmade wing tag with it's studbook number, #923."

https://www.independent.com/news/2018/may/31/watch-livestream-some-condor-chicks/

The morning chirp — such an inviting way to welcome a new day! Melodious greetings can be more prevalent in bird-friendly gardens, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has declared 2018 as the year of the bird.

https://www.theunion.com/entertainment/ann-wright-gardening-for-the-birds/

The fifth annual California Invasive Species Action Week is scheduled Saturday, June 2, through Sunday, June 10. Action Week is a statewide event that promotes public participation in the fight against invasive species that harm our environment, agriculture and native species.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/annual-california-invasive-species-action-week-benefits-environment-and-native-species/

The birds were found all along the coast from California to British Columbia.

The Blob started cooking the coastal waters in 2013 and persisted in 2014. It kept right on growing, creating by 2015 a mass of warm water about the size of Canada along the west coast of North America, with sea surface temperatures 3.5 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 norm.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-blob-a-marine-heat-wave-caused-massive-die-off-of-west-coast-birds/

This concept—animals imitating one another for an evolutionary advantage—became known as Batesian mimicry. Today scientists know that it exists in many animals, from frogs and snakes to birds and bees, and, of course, butterflies.

https://www.futurity.org/butterflies-batesian-mimicry-1773942-2/

Members of the community are invited to attend a free, guided tour of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9. Yolo Basin Foundation docents will help visitors identify birds and provide information about the Wildlife Area. This will be the last tour of the season. Second Saturday tours of the Wildlife Area will begin again in October.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/community/see-birds-on-seasons-last-public-tour-of-the-yolo-bypass-wildlife-area/

Non-native animals and plants often arrive in cities by happenstance and carve out ecological niches for themselves. But if cities were more deliberate about biodiversity, they’d take in well-suited species that are struggling elsewhere.

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/06/the-case-for-sanctuary-cities-for-endangered-species/562091/

A new campaign wants to ban the plastic cup and straw emoji.

https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/world-oceans-day-save-planet-emojis-a3857706.html