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It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

March 19, 2013 by Greg 4 Comments
In 1898, Hermon Bumpus published a paper about change in the morphology in a population of House Sparrows that he proposed was an example...
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Why Birders Dig Darwin

February 12, 2013 by Mike 9 Comments
February 12 is Darwin Day, the birthday of the brilliant author of On The Origin of Species. This year marks the 200th anniversary of...
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Land Bridges are Back in Season!

September 12, 2012 by Duncan 4 Comments
Ideas, like catwalk fashions, come and go in cycles, and so even the worst scientific mistakes will one day be back in some new...
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An unusual auk baby

July 18, 2012 by Duncan 5 Comments
Life is hard for baby birds, as the world is filled with reasons why they might not make it too adulthood. Starvation and predators...
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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

February 16, 2012 by Greg 6 Comments
If you know only a little bit about Charles Darwin, you know that he figured out Evolution via his study of the finches (and...
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Parental Investment Theory

January 19, 2012 by Greg No Comments
Think about the difference between birds and mammals. You’re a mammal, so you might be tempted to use yourself as an example mammal, but...
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Why is the Robin’s Breast Red?

December 15, 2011 by Greg 9 Comments
Why is the Robin’s breast red? Why are any of the parts of any birds colorful? To make it easier for birders to identify...
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Finding a place for the Piopio

November 9, 2011 by Duncan 1 Comment
One common feature of the relationship between early explorers and colonists and the birds of the New Worlds was the tendency of said explorers to name birds after familiar...
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