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White-crowned Sparrow
The White-crowned Sparrow pours out its song over and over on spring and summer days-and even on moonlit nights-often up to 15 times a minute. Now he…
1 year, 2 months ago
Secret Messages in Birdsong?
Birds convey many types of messages through their songs and calls, but some may have ulterior motives. It may seem a bit foolish, but when BirdNote’s…
1 year, 2 months ago
Birds Expanding the Human Imagination
Glenn Albrecht grew up in a “bird lover’s paradise” in western Australia. But when he saw how coal mining displaced communities, polluted the air and…
1 year, 2 months ago
Robins and Earthworms: The Backstory
When glaciers pushed south into what is now the U.S. around 20,000 years ago, they scraped off the soil layer and spelled the end of native earthworm…
1 year, 2 months ago
Have You Ever Seen a Tom Turkey's Beard?
With his brilliantly colored plumage fanned out in display, a tom (male) Wild Turkey is a handsome sight to behold. He has a bright red head, long sp…
1 year, 2 months ago
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroats are one of the most abundant warblers in North America. They’re adaptable birds, thriving in places that pickier warblers pass o…
1 year, 2 months ago
Melanin Makes Feathers Stronger
Many species have black feathers on the trailing edge of their wings, regardless of what color most of their feathers are. Birds as different as gull…
1 year, 2 months ago
Thirsty Hummingbirds
Here they come! Rufous Hummingbirds, Black-chins, Broad-bills, Ruby-throats, and others are migrating north after a hot, dry winter in sunny Mexico o…
1 year, 2 months ago
Spark Bird: Jerome Gaw at the Aquarium
When Jerome Gaw got the chance to volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific, he was stoked. He'd loved sharks and marine life since he was a kid. But …
1 year, 3 months ago
Meet the Tiniest Owl in the World
Standing less than six inches tall, with gray feathers and big yellow eyes, the Elf Owl weighs less than an ounce and a half — that’s a bit less than…
1 year, 3 months ago