Since many of us may be paying more attention to our backyard bird feeders these days, you may have also noticed a competitor for the bird seed in the form of the Gray Squirrel.
A former NASA JPL engineer who became a bird-watcher noticed the squirrels and tried to do something about it by creating an obstacle course. You can watch the hilarious results on the video Mark Rober posted Building the Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
Last summer, researchers released the first batch of captive-reared Florida Grasshopper Sparrows into the wild. Throughout the fall and winter, the team held their collective breath. Would the birds survive until breeding season? Would they breed successfully?
Now we know the answers: yes and yes! Follow this link to read more.
The Audubon Mural Project is a joint effort between the National Audubon Society and Gitler &__Gallery to create murals of climate-threatened birds within – and beyond – John James Audubon‘s old Harlem-based neighborhood in New York City. The project commissions artists to paint dramatic bird-murals to call attention to the climate-driven problems, and the effort has been widely covered in the media, including in The New York Times.
Follow the link above to read more about this project and to take a virtual tour of the works completed thus far.
Follow the links to find live feeder and nest Cams, ID quiz’s and games, and other ways to improve birding skills or just simply enjoy birds.
Listen to an aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. How many performers can you identify? Answers are in the credits.
Follow this link to read an article published by the Florida Museum about birds and their flocking behavior. The study was work done by UF’s Harrison Jones, Mitch Walters, and Scott Robinson.
Some of you may have interned under his care in the Gulf of Maine. Some of you may have been inspired by his work as I have. All of you can still gain in knowledge through projects this man has implemented. Steve Kress has announced his retirement and you can read more by following this link.
Read an opinion piece written to the Gainesville Sun concerning a recently published article about TNR.