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Geese Whiffling in for a Landing
Looking at a Canada Goose, you might not think their bodies are designed for fancy flying. But watch as a flock of geese comes in for a landing at a …
1 year, 6 months ago
Titmice Lead the Way
In winter, many songbirds join flocks made up of multiple species that travel around looking for food, benefitting from safety in numbers. But a bird…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Importance of Neotropical Ornithology
To protect our migratory birds, it’s vital that we understand their behaviors both during the breeding season in North America and when they migrate …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Pecking Order
Birds in flocks almost invariably develop a pecking order. An alpha chicken can peck any other in the flock, and a beta chicken can peck all others b…
1 year, 6 months ago
Western Hummingbirds, East
Not long ago, the only hummingbird that someone living in the eastern United States and Canada could hope to see was the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. B…
1 year, 6 months ago
Learning to Sing from a Blackbird
Many years ago, when writer and musician Ray Young Bear was training his singing voice, he took a kind of vocal lesson from the blackbirds. “They hav…
1 year, 6 months ago
As the Crow Flies
Traveling "as the crow flies," eating "like a bird," and being "free as a bird" are just a few of the sayings we use to describe everyday human actio…
1 year, 6 months ago
Waxwing Nightlight
The warm colors and bright accents of the Bohemian Waxwing might make you think it glows in the dark. For the better part of two thousand years, that…
1 year, 6 months ago
Stowaway Cockatoo Takes a Cruise
A beautiful Rose-breasted Cockatoo named Harri took the adventure of a lifetime. She set off unseen on a cruise ship from Brisbane, Australia, and wa…
1 year, 7 months ago
Nuthatches Sweeping the Nest
White-breasted Nuthatches aren’t the toughest birds on the block — but when it comes to their nests, they know how to put up defenses. Squirrels coul…
1 year, 7 months ago