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Long-eared Owl perched on side of tree, orange eyes gleaming

Long-eared Owl - You Don't See Me!

February 22, 2021
Long-eared Owls aren’t rare, and they don’t live in remote locations. But their plumage and habits make them incredibly elusive. The mixture of warm browns and cool, bark-like grays lends the bird an astonishingly branch-like appearance. When potential predators approach, the birds close
A Black Tern in flight

The Elegant Black Tern

February 21, 2021
Elegant Black Terns breed in summer on secluded wetlands across the northern states and Canada. Because of major losses of wetlands in their breeding range — especially in Canada's prairie provinces — Black Tern numbers have dropped dramatically since the 1960s. The future of this
Altamira Oriole at a feeding station, perched next to a sliced orange

Altamira Oriole

February 20, 2021
It was only in 1939 that this Altamira Oriole was first found north of the Rio Grande River. Now it happily visits residents on the Texas side of the river, especially where a juicy orange half waits in a backyard feeder. Northerly breeding orioles, like Bullock's in the West and the
Display at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, of peregrine falcon eggs collected in 1950

Museum Eggs Help Solve Mysteries

February 19, 2021
There are five million bird eggs stowed away in museums across the world — and the study of eggs, called oology, can give us great insight into birds. The link between DDT and the decline of Peregrine Falcon populations was identified in part using museum and personal egg collections, and
A display of eggs at the Natural History Museum, London, showing variation in size, the largest three are from left to right - elephant bird, moa, ostrich

Elephant Birds Laid Really Big Eggs

February 18, 2021
What bird laid the largest eggs ever known? To date, the record holder is the now-extinct Elephant Bird, a relative of the present-day Ostrich and other large, flightless birds, including rheas, cassowaries, and kiwis. Elephant Birds lived on the island of Madagascar. But by perhaps 1000
Brown-headed Cowbird perched on branch, feathers shining in the sunshine

Spark Bird: Diana Sudyka's First Bird ID

February 17, 2021
When illustrator Diana Sudyka was in second grade, she was given a Peterson’s Bird Field Guide. She still remembers making her first bird ID — a Brown-headed Cowbird. Even years later, Sudyka’s love of birds has stuck with her. She recently illustrated the children’s book, How to Find a
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