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Tennessee Warbler, Nectar Thief
Tennessee Warblers love drinking nectar, but they do it without helping to pollinate flowers. By tapping a hole into the base of a flower, these warb…
5 months, 1 week ago
Birding for a Better World
Molly Adams co-founded the Feminist Bird Club to try to make birding safer and more inclusive. Along with co-author Sydney Golden Anderson, Molly wro…
5 months, 1 week ago
Spark Bird: Rickie Lee Jones and the Mourning Dove
Grammy-winning musician Rickie Lee Jones says her earliest memories are of sounds: running water, a bouncing ball, and the soft coos of Mourning Dove…
5 months, 1 week ago
Voices and Vocabularies – Eastern Bluebirds
A male Eastern Bluebird stands on a wooden nestbox attached to a fence post. The bluebird’s song – and his alert presence - assert his claim to this …
5 months, 1 week ago
What’s a Beak Made Of?
Bird beaks, or bills, come in many shapes and sizes. And birds use them for just about everything: to collect food, preen, fight, court, and more. In…
5 months, 1 week ago
How an Ornithologist with a Microphone Made History
With today’s mobile apps and sound libraries, it’s never been easier to listen to birds on demand. But that wasn’t always the case – not until the 19…
5 months, 1 week ago
Reddish Egret – Lagoon Dancer
The Reddish Egret, a particularly glamorous heron, is best known for its startling antics in capturing fish. When fishing, the egret sprints across t…
5 months, 1 week ago
Hovering is Hard Work
Hummingbirds are built for hovering flight, with flexible wrists that rotate their wings in a rapid figure-eight motion that generates almost constan…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Golden-Cheeked Warbler
The Golden-cheeked Warbler is an endangered species and the only bird that nests exclusively in central Texas. Males arrive in March to stake out a t…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Keeping Cats Indoors
Outdoor cats are one of the biggest threats to birds, killing over a billion a year in North America. And indoor-outdoor cats live much shorter lives…
5 months, 2 weeks ago