Gray Jays: the infamous “robbers” of food from campers and picnics. In late October, I enjoyed observing them gather fat from an elk carcass and caching it. Caching is when an animal hides food for later use, like a squirrel hiding a stash of nuts and seeds. The difference between the squirrel’s way of cachingContinue reading “The Caching of Gray Jays”
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What’s in a Name?
Part Two : The Cooper’s Hawk In the What’s in a Name series, we dive into the entangled and problematic histories of naming birds after specific people. In November, I introduced readers to the American Ornithological Society’s decision to change the names of birds that were subjected to nomenclature. We learned about the Bonaparte’s GullContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”
Hurricane Helene Impacts Fall Bird Migration in the southern Atlantic Flyway
As the southeastern U.S. recovers from the 5th Hurricane Helene in history, birds that were flying in the southerly end of the Atlantic Flyway are beginning to recover. Hurricane Helene began as a tropical storm in the Caribbean, and then gradually transformed into a Category 4 hurricane as it hit Florida. Members of the annualContinue reading “Hurricane Helene Impacts Fall Bird Migration in the southern Atlantic Flyway”
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