‘what it’s like to be a bird:’ a conversation with david sibley
IF YOU’RE A BIRD PERSON, as I am, you may feel as if you know this week’s podcast guest, because [read more…]
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miraculous bird nests (vs. wily nest predators), with brett degregorio
I AM MAD FOR birds, so much so that I’ve been looking expectantly lately at the interactive migration maps on [read more…]
how conservation starts in your yard: doug tallamy on ‘nature’s best hope’
‘NATURE’S BEST HOPE’ is the title of University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy’s new book, and the subtitle reads like [read more…]
the miracle of migration: what i learned about birds’ movements in 2019
THOUGH I MOSTLY stay put these days, no longer inclined to move very far beyond my home range, apparently I’m [read more…]
in a time of bird decline, counting and feeding them, with emma greig of feederwatch
RESEARCH ON BIRD POPULATIONS published in fall of 2019 was alarming: 29 percent of all birds in the U.S. and [read more…]
‘saving jemima: life and love with a hard-luck jay,’ with julie zickefoose
LIKE WRITER, ARTIST and wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, I am particularly fascinated and also often startled by the interface of [read more…]
pure awe: spring bird migration, with kenn kaufman
THE SPRING MIGRATION is on, so birds and their travels were the subject of my recent conversation with Kenn Kaufman, [read more…]
getting to know sparrows, with rick wright
I’VE WATCHED BIRDS for decades, but in one matter, the matter of sparrows, I mostly took the lazy route, simply [read more…]
bluebird boxes: be a good landlord
THE NEIGHBOR WHO HANGS BAGS of giant homegrown shallots on my gate also has rules and regulations. “Bluebird Rules and [read more…]
better birding and fascinating sparrows, with kathryn schneider
FOR A LOT OF US GARDENERS, our connection to birds perhaps started with, or maybe even still centers on, putting [read more…]
how birds find their food, with ellen blackstone of ‘birdnote’
I SPENT much of the summer transfixed by this year’s pair of phoebes who nested on the back porch as [read more…]
spider, feather, frog: 3 little notes on gender (and wonder) in nature
I GOT ON A BIT of a gender kick recently on Instagram, and I blame it on a spider (and [read more…]
cleanup week 4: manna from heaven amid meteorological havoc
IT’S TRYING SO HARD, the lawn is, to find its inner green. I’m trying so hard, I am, to find [read more…]
links i liked: plant consciousness; beaks adapt to feeder use; insectary strips on farms, & more
FROM THE LENGTH of birds’ beaks to the favorite plants of the emerald ash borer (not just ash!), to matters [read more…]
links i liked: fighting impatiens disease, crossbill irruption, overwintering ticks
THE DISEASE THAT DETHRONED Impatiens as the top annual in the nursery industry—Impatiens Downy Mildew—continues to take its toll. But [read more…]
