10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
That’s just what researchers on Cape Cod in Massachusetts are using–a cannon-fired net. What if, however, you want to nab a group of shorebirds that will scurry or take flight at the merest approach? To paraphrase Roy Scheider , you’re gonna need a bigger net. Their goal?
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. Why else would they build their nest, which already contains two eggs, on the fire escape of the college’s science center? But clearly, this pair was looking for attention.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Manker’s thesis is that ornithology is an excellent gateway to students becoming science majors in college and, more broadly and longer-term, conservation-minded citizens. The gap is in high school, though there are a few teaching in high school, including Steve Maguire in Massachusetts. Examples here , here , and here.)
10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2022
The diverse range of vagrancy factors dips into related sciences–earth science and magnetic fields, geography and climate, dispersion and evolution–that may not be familiar to readers with little science background. It’s not always easy reading.
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. What Do Wild Animals Do in a Wildfire?
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Jeff holds a bachelor of science degrees in biology and anthropology and a masters degree in wildlife and fisheries. He currently resides with his family on an island in Massachusetts.
10,000 Birds
JULY 12, 2012
Her compositions were remarkable for a blend of science with the craftsmanship of an accomplished writer and tended to reveal little-known facts, such as in her story of the chimney swift. One such woman was Ada Govan, an amateur ornithologist who’d already established a bird sanctuary in Massachusetts.
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