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Craig Santos Perez and the Last Safe Habitat
Poet Craig Santos Perez grew up on the island of Guam, and later moved to Hawai‘i where his children were born. Both are places that once flourished with unique and diverse bird life, but because of …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
BirdNoir: The Wild Tom Turkey
In this episode of BirdNoir, the private eye gets a call from H. Jon Benjamin about unusual Wild Turkey behavior. A male turkey (known as a “tom”) won’t leave his car alone. He keeps tapping his beak…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Birding 101: Finding Birds Any Time of Day
Morning is a great time for birding – that’s the peak of singing and foraging activity for many species. But it’s not the only time to experience birds. Some species, such as American Robins, sing fo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Beak Meets Seed
Birds like finches, chickadees and Northern Cardinals love sunflower seeds, but each species uses a different strategy to extract the meat. When a finch plucks a sunflower seed from the feeder, it us…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Unlikely Places to Go Birding
Birding is often best in the least likely places. At sewage treatment plants, watch for ducks and gulls - and raptors keeping watch over them all. Another place might be your local landfill or dump. …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Claire Wahmanholm: You Can Always Hear the Highway
Poet Claire Wahmanholm's work focuses on nature and the environment. As she was walking around a nature preserve north of Chicago, Claire was listening for birds but realized there was something else…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Cactus Wren Nest Orientation
Cactus Wrens, which may nest several times between March and September, carefully orient their nests in tune with the season. These bulky twig structures have a side entrance that curves toward the i…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Green-winged Teal by the Millions
Green-winged Teal are North America's smallest dabbling duck, at just over a foot long and weighing less than a pound. The male has a cinnamon brown head with a band of green behind the eye. Both mal…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Great Tinamou, Eerie Voice in the Jungle
The eerie sound of the Great Tinamou can be heard in the lowland jungle throughout much of Central and South America. Secretive — and almost impossible to see — Great Tinamous call early and late in …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Hawai‘i as a Model for Conservation
With invasive species and climate change, Hawai‘i has experienced so much loss and extinction since Western colonists arrived. But Sam ‘Ohu Gon, the Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor for the Natu…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago