NestWatch eNewsletter October 2013 Three American Kestrel nestlings share a nest box. Where will they go from here? Photo by H.S. Farm. Growing Up Kestrel Those who monitor American Kestrel nests know that these petite raptors are feisty and adaptable. … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Project FeederWatch eNews October 16, 2013 New website! Our website received a long overdue facelift this summer. Special thanks go to our citizen science designer, Kevin Ripka, who created all the beautiful designs and interactive features. With the new design, … Continue reading →
Who can believe this Osprey got 5-6 fish at a time, then got a halibut under 3′ of water, and then made off with what looks to be a 5+ lb. steelhead. Who has never seen a bird shake water … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on October 10, 2013 Short-toed snake-eagles have a wide distribution in SW Europe and NW Africa, N to the Gulf of Finland, and E to Central Asia. … Continue reading →
Cornell Lab eNews October 2013 Spoon-billed Sandpiper Resighted, 10,000 Miles Later Some unexpected good news has us looking back at this 2011 video of an endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper hatching its young in Russia. The adult male in this video was … Continue reading →
Libby Longino, Ozy.com 7 a.m. EDT October 5, 2013 Researches are investigating why the sparrow – long considered a barometer of human environments – is on a dramatic decline. (Photo: … Continue reading →
Stony Swallow Photograph courtesy Nick Brandt A “calcified” swallow sings in stony silence along northern Tanzania‘s Lake Natron (map), which contains so much soda and salt that it would “strip the ink of my Kodak film boxes in … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on October 3, 2013 Malabar pied hornbills are resident to tropical S Asia from India and Sri Lanka E to Borneo. Photographed here in Goa (India). (Anantha … Continue reading →
By John R. Platt | September 20, 2013 | Just one week after the California legislature voted to ban lead ammunition to protect California condors from the toxic substance, which they can consume via carcasses shot by hunters, new research … Continue reading →