10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2013

I was shocked when I saw a hen Mallard actually incubating eggs in one of these things–they do work…and how do the mallards get in there? I saw this at Bear River Migratory Refuge in Utah. I didn’t think they were as agile as a wood duck, but apparently they can.

Minnesota 178

Minnesota Barn Owls Ducks Utah 178

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Ironically, Audubon’s online bird guide, which utilizes artwork from David Sibley and text from Kenn Kaufman, is a much better resource.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

So, essentially, the rail seems to be a habitat generalist on its small island, capable of exploiting a variety of food resources, and it is, generally, safe from predation. Its eggs are not known, it does not migrate, and it feeds, I understand, on insects and worms. Immature is overall brownish in colour with dark eye.

Science 209

Science Transported Shelters South Africa 209