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Convocations, Coveys and Charms
Everybody’s heard of a gaggle of geese and a covey of quail. But what’s a group of penguins called? And a “conspiracy” of ravens? Maybe the way we la…
1 year, 7 months ago
Listening in on Birds
Collecting data on wild birds is crucial for their conservation. But it requires huge amounts of effort. One way to help streamline the process is wi…
1 year, 7 months ago
What If You Only Have a Feather?h
Sometimes all you need to identify a bird is a single feather. Because collecting bird feathers is prohibited in the U.S. to protect birds from poach…
1 year, 7 months ago
Gull Identification II
The challenge of learning which gull is which brings to mind a crossword puzzle. Take in all the clues, and come up with the right answer. For identi…
1 year, 7 months ago
Common Mergansers Pushed by the Ice
Around this time of year, Common Mergansers cross the U.S.-Canadian border on their way to wintering grounds in the Lower 48. But how do they know wh…
1 year, 7 months ago
Migrations: Which Came First, North- or South-bound Migration?
Every year, hundreds of bird species migrate between North and South America. Some species likely evolved from ancestors that moved north in search o…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Fight for a Bird-Friendly Chicago
Window collisions kill nearly one billion birds every year in the U.S., with many fatalities occurring during spring and fall migration. Judy Pollock…
1 year, 7 months ago
Mating Strategy of the Saltmarsh Sparrow
In the tidal marshes of the East Coast, the Saltmarsh Sparrow has a breeding strategy described by scientists as featuring an “obligate, promiscuous,…
1 year, 7 months ago
Spark Bird: Kenn Kaufman
As a young child, Kenn Kaufman ventured into his neighborhood in search of the tigers, bears, and dinosaurs, but quickly found that Indiana doesn’t h…
1 year, 7 months ago
Sam ‘Ohu Gon on Protecting the ‘I‘iwi
Because of invasive species and climate change, many of the native birds of Hawai‘i are endangered or have gone extinct. Sam ‘Ohu Gon, Senior Scienti…
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