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It’s the first time a Northern Lapwing has been identified in the western Algerian steppes and is considered a “passing ...
Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to North America can survive cold nights in the Rocky Mountains, and some ...
Thousands of birds flying south for the winter stop off in Nigeria’s Hadejia Wetlands National Park. Researchers mapped the park, uncovering hundreds of species.
Lloyd has been studying ticks for more than 10 years and said the tick population has become unprecedentedly high this season ...
From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the pond: drink-your-tea! This is not a British parent’s plea, ...
I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.
Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought ...
“It’s really just kind of sexual selection running rampant in this group, and particularly in Crested Auklets,” Jones says. Each August or September, the birds become a bit more ordinary, losing their ...
Bird-feeding Can Bring Winter CheerIn winter’s cold grip, there’s a show going on outside with multiple “actors,” if you set the “stage.” Our avian neighbors will provide hours of ...
More: For the Birds: Tracking migrant birds Last weekend's strong windy cold front literally blew in another big-bird winter visitor to local wetlands: snow geese. While the so-called "speckle ...
Photo courtesy of Tom Tatum The public plays a critical role in wildlife health surveillance. Report sick or dead wild birds to the Game Commission by calling 1-833-PGC-WILD (742-9453).
Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass ...