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Bilingual Birding with Daniela Herrera
For many, birding is about more than just a love and appreciation for birds – it also helps build community. But finding a birding group in a communi…
2 years ago
The Bird of Freedom
There’s a bird in Cuba with plumage in blue, red and white — the same colors as the nation’s flag. The Tocororo, or Cuban Trogon, is the national bir…
2 years ago
Glowing Feathers
When a Northern Saw-whet Owl spreads its wings, many birds can see something our human eyes can’t: the owl’s flight feathers glow with ultraviolet li…
2 years, 1 month ago
Great Horned Owl Family in Autumn
Compared to many birds, Great Horned Owls remain with their parents a long time. They hatched in early March, from eggs laid in late January. By Apri…
2 years, 1 month ago
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
The United States is home to more than 550 National Wildlife Refuges – havens for wildlife, including the Canvasback. But only one refuge can claim t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bird Facts Stranger Than Fiction
Novelist Kira Jane Buxton has written several books about a pet crow navigating a post-apocalyptic world. But her writing is full of real-world bird …
2 years, 1 month ago
Fairy-Wrens Sing Secret Passwords to Unborn Chicks
Superb Fairy-wrens teach their embryonic chicks a secret code. This incubation call contains a special note that will later serve as a password. When…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Eurasian Tree Sparrow
In Lafayette Park in St. Louis, Missouri, a dozen or so Eurasian Tree Sparrows from Germany were released. But unlike other introduced species such a…
2 years, 1 month ago
BirdNoir: The One That Got Away
In this episode, the Private Eye tells his saddest story: his nemesis bird. That’s what birders call a species that keeps giving you the slip. His ne…
2 years, 1 month ago
Birding 101: Birding Without Leaving Home
You don’t need fancy binoculars or lavish trips abroad to look for birds. In fact, you don’t even have to leave home — you can enjoy the birds out th…
2 years, 1 month ago