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Common Nighthawks at the Ballgame
An evening baseball game isn’t the only thing illuminated by the bright stadium lights. High in the air, countless flying insects are drawn to them. And those insects are a perfect snack for the game…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
City Hawks Versus Country Hawks
Resident Cooper’s Hawks that nest in the urban areas of Albuquerque, New Mexico, are thriving as the populations of doves, their prey, have exploded. The easy prey gives the urban birds a competitive…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Surviving Hail Storms
As it began to hail, Marlon Inniss saw several Canada Geese doing something odd. Rather than trying to shield their heads, the geese pointed their bills skyward, directly into the path of the hail. T…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Setting the Thermostat with Birds in Mind
If you’ve already done things around the home with birds in mind, consider one more action that might be less obvious. Turning the thermostat down a degree or two in the colder months and up a degree…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Three Brown Thrushes
The Swainson's Thrush, the Hermit Thrush, and this Veery are small, brown birds, but their songs clearly distinguish them. The Swainson's Thrush announces its presence in early spring with subtle, li…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
David Shepard’s Aloha Shirts
After David Shephard moved to Hawai‘i to study botany, he realized that the “main character” of the islands is birds — many plants have co-evolved with birds due to their central role in Hawaiian eco…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Indigo Bunting - Bird of the Ecotone
Many birds – like this Indigo Bunting – can be found in ecotones, the borders between two habitats. Indigo Buntings breed in the ecotone between forest and meadow. They are common at Muscatatuck Nati…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Emily Raboteau on New York City's Bird Murals
Emily Raboteau’s book, Lessons for Survival, begins with a painting of two Burrowing Owls on the security gate of a local business in West Harlem, near where she teaches. Intrigued, she found more bi…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Migrations: Tiny Bird, Epic Journey
In the spring, Rufous Hummingbirds journey from Mexico to the northwest U.S., some as far north as Alaska! That’s almost 1,000 miles one way for a bird measuring just under four inches beak to tail, …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The African American Heritage Water Trail
In this episode, Lillian Holden — a Chicago-based environmental educator — introduces us to the African American Heritage Water Trail, a 7-mile stretch along the Little Calumet River and the Cal-Sag …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago