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Photograph posted by HobbitDave with the description: Nice to see Tree Sparrows gathering nesting material, seen through my kitchen window. Theres a strip of grass which gets strimmed each year as it is access to the heating oil tank. It was strimmed 2 days ago and yesterday the Tree Sparrows were there collecting the dry bits. They nest underneath next doors guttering, and have done so for the last few years. Lovely little birds they are[emoticon][emoticon]

Police arrested a man at a property for holding 136 protected birds on the Mediterranean island.

Artificial light at night (ALAN) has become a worldwide concern, with the American Medical Association declaring it a form of pollution. Birds’ daily physiology and behavior are disrupted by ALAN exposure, and nighttime melatonin synthesis is suppressed. This article will summarize a recent study pu

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In early March, my wife, Pat, and I were invited by friends to attend a beach house on Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The island is a barrier reef known for…

The Bedford County Christmas Bird Count compilers Mike and Laura Jackson have announced the results of the 33rd Annual Bedford Christmas Bird Count conducted on Jan. 1 and sponsored by

The Life and Work of Robert Alexander Gilbert: Empowering New Insights through Digitization and Transcription of Archival Materials This post is part of a series from the Ernst Mayr Library exploring the digitization and transcription of ornithologist William Brewster’s archival materials and the insights and scholarship made possible thanks to this work. Robert A. Gilbert, far right, at William Brewster’s cabin at Pine Point, Umbagog Lake, Maine. From the collection of the Museum of Americ...

Article content The Winter Waterfowl Count is usually held during the first week of January and is normally the coldest event in which the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists participate. This year, the count was held on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Unlike last year where the temperature ranged around -14 C, the weather was quite mild for this year’s event. Eight birders participated, three fewer participants than the record year of 2008. One has to give the participants full credit as usually they experie...

Steve from Mendocino – Reed College We have a few more days of Parks After Dark. ljt – More Parks Yvonne – Denali from Wonder Lake Origuy – Road Trip 2006 Part One Paul in St. Augustine – A National Park Here, a National Park There ��  And now, back to Albatrossity Our few days in the Nebraska Sandhills in October were full of scenic vistas and birds. Here are a few more images from our mid-October trip to the Hutton Niobrara Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary in north-central Nebraska. ...