Category Archives: animal behavior

The Wild Side for April 2019

Posted on 25 April 2019 by

Check out the latest newsletter of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Wildlife Diversity Program. Note: Only do this if you want to learn cool stuff about wildlife in the Sooner State and how to support them through your education … Continue reading →

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The nightjars are returning! — A Feathered Reptile

Posted on 26 March 2019 by

The world needs to better appreciate the unique style of of Gretchen Newberry and her use of art in her #SciComm! This just in! The last of the migrants are on their way back, as evidenced by this announcement by … Continue reading →

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You Share the Planet With #1: The Malay Peacock-pheasant

Posted on 25 March 2019 by

If you’re like most people – I mean literally most, as in >99% of the people who have ever lived – then this one you will file under TIL (today I learned). My Ornithology students are currently exploring the diversity … Continue reading →

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Handbook of the Birds of the World newsletter #50

Posted on 10 August 2018 by

The August newsletter of HBW Birds Alive– a milestone as the 50th in this series – has just been released. I’ve already lost track of how many new things I just learned in a few minutes’ browsing. Highlights:    

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Beach-nesting birds: assault from all sides

Posted on 7 August 2018 by

Their fortunes tied to the tides, many species of coastal birds nest directly on the beach. Here Nature seems to conspire against them in these places we so often associate with idyllic relaxation. On North America’s temperate Atlantic Coast, beaches … Continue reading →

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Historical data – shorebirds and a sea turtle on the Virginia Coast Reserve

Posted on 18 June 2018 by

Long ago my life was quite different. I spent a lot more time outside and I traveled to some pretty wild places. I did not, however, carry a camera with me. Back in those days, you might have a compact … Continue reading →

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Audubon’s The Birds of America at the University of Michigan

Posted on 15 May 2018 by

Since touring the natural history collections at the University of Michigan a few years ago, I have included an abridged version of this tale in my classes when trying to impress upon them the significance of John James Audubon and … Continue reading →

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