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Night Voices of Summer
At the close of a summer day, the songbirds go silent. As if on cue, the birds of the night make their voices known. In an Eastern woodland, the eeri…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ross’s Gull: An Arctic Wonder
The Ross’s Gull is a dainty seabird that’s rarely found south of the High Arctic. Though their bodies are mostly gray, their breast feathers and unde…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
August Molt
By August, many birds have just completed the intense rigors of nesting and raising young and now undergo a complete molt. Molt is a cyclic process o…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Birds Can Eat Toxic Berries
Many bird species can eat the fruits of plants that are toxic to humans — even the white berries found on poison ivy. These birds just aren’t sensiti…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Voices and Vocabularies – Exquisite Thrush Songs
Some believe the song of the Wood Thrush to be the most beautiful bird song in North America. Others select the song of the Hermit Thrush. Still othe…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Delhi’s Jain Bird Hospital is Free
At Charity Birds Hospital, a small staff takes care of approximately 2,600 birds at a time, providing antibiotics, medicine, food, and a safe place t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Canyon Spectacle – Swakane Canyon
Canyons, whether large or small, can host a spectacular variety of birds! Consider Swakane Canyon, in central Washington State. It cuts west from the…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
A Drive Along a Bar Ditch
In the rural Southeast, roadside ditches – known as “bar ditches” – carry on for miles. The term bar ditch probably comes from their construction, wh…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Biomimicry with Billy Almon
For as long as humans have been solving problems, we’ve looked to nature for inspiration. In some cases we’ve even imitated other organisms in our in…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Dreading the Terns
In June of 2022, Adé Ben-Salahuddin worked as a volunteer research assistant on a tiny island off the coast of Maine at a Common Tern breeding colony…
10 months, 3 weeks ago