Ken Lipinski discovered two nests of ground-dwelling birds on recent hikes. The nest containing three eggs belongs to a killdeer. They were found on the shore of a small lake on Wheeler Mountain. The nest with four eggs belongs to … Continue reading →
The Bird Academy is offering a free, online course on how to use eBird and the benefits of adding your sightings to the eBird database. It is a self-paced course with no deadline on when you need to complete it. … Continue reading →
The new paper presents the earliest known evidence of insects feeding on feathers, and the authors suggest that this type of parasite evolved during or before the middle of the Cretaceous period, which occurred 145–66 million years ago. Ancient lice … Continue reading →
This article and podcast from Audubon explains why woodpeckers make cavities in trees during fall, even though they are not nesting at that time. Pileated Woodpecker. Photo: Cathy Eaton/Audubon Photography Awards A familiar sound of spring: a woodpecker hard at … Continue reading →
