Tag Archives: biodiversity

You Share the Planet With #2: Glistening-green Tanager

Posted on 25 March 2020 by

It’s taken me one year for the 2nd installment of this series on species of birds new to me, and perhaps to you too. I want to resist the temptation to only present the most colorful species when I do … Continue reading →

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Wildlife of the real Gilligan’s Island(s)

Posted on 25 January 2020 by

Please don’t ask how I come up with these things because I can’t explain it, but I found myself wondering if anyone had ever eBirded Gilligan’s Island? Rabbit hole: entered. Quick history: Gilligan’s Island was a goofy comedy brainchild of … Continue reading →

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The state of global biodiversity — it’s worse than you probably think — ConservationBytes.com

Posted on 25 January 2020 by

Sobering synopsis here by CJA Bradshaw. For those of us who study natural history, such information confronts us every day. It can be easy to forget that we are a tiny minority of the billions of humans on this planet … 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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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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July 2017 iNaturalist Vermont Photo-Observation of the Month — Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Posted on 8 August 2017 by

Has a Painted Lady ever looked more ravishing?  If you haven’t discovered iNaturalist, it’s time. Painted Lady nectaring on coneflower. /© Bryan Pfeiffer Congratulations to Bryan Pfeiffer for winning the July 2017 iNaturalist Vermont photo-observation of the month contest. His … Continue reading →

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eBird News – September 2016 newsletter

Posted on 5 September 2016 by

In this issue: eBird Profile Pages are here! 2016 eBird Taxonomy update Your historic eBird sightings make a difference Free trial of the newly updated Birds of North America Get early access to new features in eBird as an eBird Partner … Continue reading →

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