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Field Sparrow Nests Climb Higher and Higher
Field Sparrows make use of all the warm months of the year by building multiple nests each breeding season. Females will build their first, cup-shape…
1 year ago
Drumming with Woodpeckers
Like a jazz player beating out a drum roll, a woodpecker uses its bill to rap out a brisk series of notes. Early spring resounds with the percussive …
1 year ago
How Do Birds Brake from Flight?
Birds are often admired for their ability to fly. But braking just in time to avoid a crash landing is amazing by itself. How does a robin go from fu…
1 year ago
Squirrel or Bird?
Identifying birds by ear means getting familiar with each species’ unique voice. And that means learning the other voices in the ecosystem, too. Squi…
1 year ago
Spark Bird: The First Robin of Spring
Rasheena Fountain studied environmental science and worked at her local Audubon Society. Now she writes about nature and diversity in the outdoors. A…
1 year ago
Counting Ducks with Alison Vilag
Alison Vilag has worked for half a decade as a fall and spring waterbird counter at remote migration hotspots around Lake Superior. For weeks, every …
1 year ago
Poisonous Birds
The world is full of poisonous creatures. Some butterflies, beetles and frogs use bright colors to warn birds and other predators that they’re full o…
1 year ago
Glimpsing the Future Through Washington's Puffins
Some of the largest populations of Tufted Puffins are in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and other northern coastlines. But University of Puget Sound …
1 year ago
Bushtits
Weighing about as much as four paperclips, Bushtits are smaller than many hummingbirds. And they take full advantage of their diminutive size. While …
1 year ago
Fastest Bird on Two Legs
Imagine an Ostrich, an Emu, a roadrunner, and the world’s fastest man and woman, all lined up for a race. Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt holds the men’s…
1 year ago