10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

Now you can add another one to the list: the Ravencam, in the unlikeliest of places—the campus of Wellesley College , just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Common Ravens tend to avoid nesting around lots of humans. But clearly, this pair was looking for attention.

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Boston Puffins Massachusetts Science 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

There are many more factors than I imagined: compass errors, wind drift, overshooting, extreme weather and irruptions, natural dispersal, and human-driven vagrancy. Some birders may want to carefully read the chapter on human-driven vagrancy, which takes up the question of ship-assisted vagrancy. Next time, I’ll know why.

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. References: 1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This is about 35 miles West of my home. over the last 30 years.

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Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Science 104