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Continue reading →: Bird Identification in Flight: What Wing Shape Can RevealA year into birding, I’m now more confident about identifying birds when I can see their color patterns as they fly by me. However, when birds fly against the sky or the sun, they can appear completely dark, causing me to struggle to identify them. In turn, I’m attempting to…
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Continue reading →: When the Air Turns Toxic: How Birds Cope with Wildfire SmokeWhen I checked the weather app yesterday morning, it stated that the air quality was in the red “unhealthy” range, due to the wildfires in Canada. Luckily, I was able to stay indoors and avoid breathing in the toxic particles. But I know others could not avoid being outdoors. This…
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Continue reading →: Brood Parasites Explained: How Brown-headed Cowbirds Trick Other BirdsWhile I was birdwatching one day, I saw a bird species that was new to me: Brown-headed Cowbirds. When I clicked on their E-Bird profile, they were listed as famous brood parasites. Brood parasites are species of animals who lay their eggs in the nests of other species. They have…
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Continue reading →: Why Do Birds Stop Singing? The Science Behind Bird SilenceThis past weekend, I went birding in my backyard, and the usual Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, House Finches, and American Robins that I typically see and hear seemed to be eerily quiet for most of that hour. In fact, their silence was deafening. And this made me wonder- why do…
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Continue reading →: Sky-High Scavengers: The Remarkable Turkey VultureThe busy-ness of school and my other extracurriculars in the past few weeks have left me very little time to bird, unfortunately. However, one bird that is impossible to miss around my neighborhood is the enormous soaring turkey vulture. I decided to learn some more about these ever present birds…
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