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Birding

Research and Birding at Elkhorn Slough

May 24, 2017 by Erika Zambello 1 Comment

“What’s that?” I asked Virginia Guhin, Education Programs Coordinator of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (ES NERR). We walked some of the...

Birds

The Bird With Four Sexes

December 20, 2016 by Greg 4 Comments

What is sex? This is a simple question with a complicated answer. Part of the answer is this: The biological identity of an individual...

Birds

Missing Syrinx Found! Mesozoic Vegavis vocalization verified

October 18, 2016 by Greg No Comments

One of the key features of birds, and I use the term “key” literally, is vocalization. Very few other vertebrates use sound so socially...

Birds

Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

June 21, 2016 by Greg No Comments

Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds This morning, I have three interesting scientific findings related to bird for you. First, birds may age...

Birds

Climate Change And Birds: Europe vs. North America

May 17, 2016 by Greg 2 Comments

I want to alert you to a recent study (from April) that looks at the plight of bird populations under conditions of climate change...

Conservation

GARBO TALKS!

March 17, 2016 by Dragan No Comments

Don’t you hate those people who say “I told you so”? But – I did tell you. While birding the fir forests of the...

Birding

Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

December 15, 2015 by Greg 2 Comments

Tradeoffs in behavior, and plasticity We assume natural selection has shaped birds to avoid predators. Noticing predators, reacting to them perhaps with an alarm...

Birds

A New Way Global Warming Kills Birds

November 17, 2015 by Greg 3 Comments

A new research project using Zebra Finches in semi-wild conditions indicates that for some bird populations a certain aspect of climate change may have...

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