Lights Out Baltimore, or LOB, is an organization with a clear mission — make Charm City safe for migratory birds. Glass is an invisible threat to birds. Between 300 million to 1 […]
Lights Out Baltimore Saves Countless Migratory Birds
Extinct in the Wild: Captive Hawaiian Crows Use Tools
Researchers have documented a species of tropical corvid (crow) effectively using tools (e.g. sticks, twigs) to forage. The paper Discovery of species-wide tool use in the Hawaiian crow, published in the journal Nature, documented the foraging […]
Hummingbird Migration: the older the fatter the fatter the better
When the summer dies down and flowers cease to bloom, ruby-throated hummingbirds begin their autumn migration.
Owl Vs. Owl: Species Overlap
Barred owls (Strix varia) are one of the most commonly found owls in Eastern part of North America — at least they used to only be found in the East — now they can be […]
Brown-headed Cowbirds Shake Bad Reputation – Sort of…
Brown-headed cowbirds are brood parasites, meaning that females lay eggs in the nests of other species. Despite having a reputation for being bad parents, brown-headed cowbirds apparently aren’t that bad. Brown-headed cowbirds […]
Why Flap When You Can Soar? Vultures and Contorted Soaring
It’s not always smooth cruising on the thermals for vultures. Sometimes birds experience in-flight turbulence which causes them to deviate from their initial flight path. This type of flight is known as “contorted soaring”.
Chicks As Payment For Crocodile Protection
In a study published in PLOS one, scientists focused on facilitation as an ecological exchange between species, whereby a species habitat is enhanced by another species. In this case, scientists studied wading […]
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