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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…
4 weeks, 2 days 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 …
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month 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…
1 month ago
The Nasally Fish Crow
The harsh caws of American Crows are one of the most familiar bird calls in North America. Fish Crows sometimes join flocks of American Crows as they…
1 month, 1 week ago
Singer's Brain Changes with the Seasons
In higher animals, the brain is like a Lamborghini — amazing engineering, but expensive to run. In a human, the brain uses about 10 times more energy…
1 month, 1 week ago