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Bird Collisions – Practical Steps

DO THIS, NOT THAT – Practical Steps to Preventing Window Strikes. It probably happened to you at some time. You are at home, and you hear something that sounds like a soft thud in [...]

2023-02-13T15:50:04-05:00February 13, 2023|

Bird Collisions – The Numbers

We live in a world where we can research anything with the simple click of a button. This is a wonderful thing to be able to do, but we must also realize that not everything we find is [...]

2023-02-16T09:57:18-05:00February 11, 2023|

Birds in Town and Birds in Down – Community Science

Projects in Community Science, also called Citizen Science, are a fun way to contribute meaningfully in collecting data about our local bird and pollinator populations and beyond. The data that you collect help scientists study such things as [...]

2023-02-16T10:01:25-05:00February 5, 2023|

The Eagle Huntress Movie Review

Set in Mongolia, this beautifully filmed documentary follows the teenager Aisholpan’s journey as she trains to becomes the first female in twelve generations of her nomad family to become an eagle huntress. With the help of her father, [...]

2023-02-08T11:59:22-05:00February 5, 2023|

Spring Ephemerals

Buds for Birds Be a Buddy — Plant Native It’s never too soon to start thinking about spring, is it? To make your dreams come true sooner rather than later, let’s talk about some of the earliest [...]

2022-12-23T09:37:45-05:00December 23, 2022|

Winter Bug Survival

Bugs for Birds As you’re snuggled warm in your bed… do you ever wonder what happens to our bugs in the winter? Okay, so it isn’t the most burning question on your mind. But come spring, birds [...]

2022-12-22T14:21:44-05:00December 14, 2022|

Sense of Wonder – Coping with Cold Weather

A human conversation that doesn’t happen: “Brrrrr, I’m freezing out here!” “Remember, you can turn your body’s temperature requirements down—then you’ll be fine.” “Oh, right, good idea. I forgot how easy it is to re-set my internal dial.” [...]

2022-11-28T11:09:57-05:00November 28, 2022|

Overwintering for Beneficial Insects

DO THIS, NOT THAT – A Homeowner's Guide to Helping Beneficial Insects (and Birds) Weather the Winter Fall is upon us with a host of activities, football games, county fairs, and festivals. The smell [...]

2022-10-15T10:00:33-04:00October 14, 2022|

Autumn Birding Community Science

Spotlight on Community Science Projects in Community Science, also called Citizen Science, are a fun way to contribute meaningfully in collecting data about our local bird and pollinator populations and beyond. The data that you collect helps scientists [...]

2022-10-15T10:04:17-04:00October 14, 2022|

Winged Migration Movie Review

Birdwatching: Classic Movies about Birds Bringing Migration into Focus: Winged Migration This is a stunning magnificent classic movie about the migration of birds both in spring and fall, when birds fly hundreds even thousands of miles as they [...]

2022-10-15T09:56:24-04:00October 11, 2022|
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