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Arrowood Farm Brewery: Starling Brett Farmhouse Ale

July 31, 2020 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

Like most North American birders, I never pay much mind to the European (Common) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Sure, they’re always a dependable, can’t-miss tick...

Reviews

Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

June 2, 2015 by Donna 4 Comments

Producing a book about birds and nesting is a dangerous business. First of all, there is the cuteness factor. The truth is that there...

Birding

Downy Woodpeckers at the nest

May 9, 2015 by Redgannet 2 Comments

I was flummoxed during a recent trip to Dallas as my company had changed our hotel and I had no idea where I was. Public...

Birding

Pardalotes nesting

October 6, 2013 by Clare M 2 Comments

In the Kimberley region of Western Australia there are both the Red-browed Pardalote and the Striated Pardalote. They are often heard with their continuous...

Birds

A Nest for Every Swallow

July 26, 2013 by Carrie No Comments

The swallows here in Montana have an admirable ability to assort themselves into nesting niches. Bank Swallows live in our many sandy banks. Tree...

Birds

Industrious House Wren

July 24, 2013 by Birdchick No Comments

A friend of mine has this contraption called a Mosquito Magnet that uses carbon dioxide to attract and vacuum up mosquitoes from his yard....

Birds

Think Outside Of The Nest Box

April 3, 2013 by Birdchick No Comments

The nesting season is underway and people love to put up nest boxes. It seems an easy thing to do, you buy or make...

Birds

Smoking is (good) for the birds

December 18, 2012 by Greg 2 Comments

Back in the 1980s, it became popular for biologists to consider plant secondary compounds in understanding inter-species relationships and other ecological matters. I was...

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