Category Archives: animal behavior

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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HBW Alive – newsletter #45

Posted on 21 March 2018 by

I’m always excited when I see the notice in my inbox of a new newsletter from Handbook of the Birds of the World. Here’s the first thing that caught my eye in this one: Okay. First, I am going to … Continue reading →

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Remote sensing for wildlife detection

Posted on 27 February 2018 by

Post provided by Tracey Hollings In an age of rapid technological advances, ecologists need to keep abreast of how we can improve or reinvent the way we do things. Remote sensing technology and image analysis have been developing rapidly and … Continue reading →

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HBW Alive #42 – December 2017

Posted on 15 December 2017 by

The latest newsletter update from the Handbook of the Birds of the World is out, and it took me about 10 seconds to open the file and learn something new. In this case, the first thing I learned was that … Continue reading →

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