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House Finch perched on branch, looking over its shoulder showing red-colored head and throat

Spring Brings New Bird Songs

February 28, 2021
All winter long, our neighborhood House Finches--like this one--have called to one another with their distinctive, sweet cheeps. And our resident Song Sparrows, with calls that sound like a tiny barking dog. But as the days grow longer in late winter, the lengthening light helps trigger a
Black Vulture

The Vulture's Iron Stomach

February 27, 2021
Circling silently above the earth on broad, black wings, vultures need little introduction. We know them as nature's clean-up crew, dining on dead and decaying animals. A unique range of adaptations allows vultures such as this Black Vulture to feast on food that’s off limits for many
Pair of Barred Owls perched on a branch

Here Come the Barred Owls

February 26, 2021
The emphatic hoots of a pair of Barred Owls resonate in the still of a winter's night. Like many owls, Barred Owls initiate their vocal courtship in winter. And they're among the most vocal. These owls have more than a dozen calls, ranging from a "siren call" to a "wail" to a wonderfully
Carolina Wren perched at opening of nest box, returning with food for new hatchlings

Nest Boxes Help Bring Birds Back

February 25, 2021
Wherever you live, chances are a sweet-singing, cavity-nesting bird would be happy to perform in your yard — and it might stick around if you offer it a cozy nest box, like the one this Carolina Wren enjoys. Natural cavities, like old woodpecker holes, are often in short supply. So putting
Sanderling walking in water at the edge of a beach

Sanderlings

February 24, 2021
Here and there along winter shorelines, little flocks of pale, silvery shorebirds probe at the water's edge, keeping pace with each wave's ebb and flow. These are Sanderlings, small sandpipers that stay through the winter. Rachel Carson, in Under the Sea Wind, described Sanderlings as
Inside view of Bald Eagle's nest lined with dried kelp, with

Kelp in the Eagles’ Nest

February 23, 2021
A pair of Bald Eagles will reuse their nest each year and repair it with new tree branches. But recently in British Columbia, scientists came across an eagle nest made largely out of dried kelp. Back in the ‘90s, that very nest had been made out of tree branches. What changed? Sea Otters
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