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How Nestlings Leave the Nest
Young birds leave their nests in different ways. Some shuffle tentatively along the nearest branch and practice flapping their wings, while others ta…
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Crested Auklets Entice Their Mates with Scent
Crested Auklets are small seabirds that nest on remote cliffs in the Northern Pacific and the Bering Sea. But it’s their smell that really sets these…
1 year, 4 months ago
Pelagic Birds by Boat
Some birds spend most of their lives on the open ocean, only coming to land when it's time to breed. These high-sea specialists are called pelagic bi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Advice to Beginning Birders from David Sibley
David Sibley, creator and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds, offers this advice for people learning to identify birds: “Spend time at home, pa…
1 year, 4 months ago
What’s in a Name? A Bird!
Names are conventions, right? But some names contain something special: a bird! For example, the name Paloma comes from the colloquial name in Spanis…
1 year, 4 months ago
Black-bellied Plover, Arctic Nester
In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, June days offer almost continuous daylight to breeding birds, including this Black-bellied Plover. At this hi…
1 year, 4 months ago
As the Crowe Flies
Crows play many roles in human cultures, from ominous tricksters to sacred purveyors of wisdom. After exploring the stories behind her family surname…
1 year, 4 months ago
If You See a Bird with Leg Bands
If you see a wild bird with a small metal band around its leg, that means researchers have given the bird a unique ID to keep track of it over the co…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Chihuahuan Meadowlark
In 2022, ornithologists recognized the Chihuahuan Meadowlark as a separate species rather than a subspecies of the Eastern Meadowlark. Named after th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Green Jay
Adorned in shades of peridot green, sapphire blue, and onyx black, the Green Jay is a jewel-toned wonder with a voice as loud as its color palette. T…
1 year, 4 months ago