10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2022
And buildings without thought for birdlife, significant buildings like the Minnesota Vikings shiny “death trap” for birds, are still being built.** Dead birds are a part of the life of a birder, a feeder of birds, and of bird science. Although the Minnesota Vikings stadium (officially the U.S. Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr.,
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
The latest edition of Science News delves into the work of scientists studying this problem. Building-stunned bird: Nashville Warbler above by Stephanie Beard, Project BirdSafe, Audubon Minnesota. In the meantime, research into ways to make buildings safer for birds is ongoing. Hopefully, someday, these groups won’t be necessary.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2011
I work part time for the National Park Service (although, we’ll see what happens this weekend if there’s a federal government shutdown) and our visitor center is located in the Science Museum of Minnesota. An American Robin was perched on the side of one of the Science Museum vans. How about you?
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
From the Science Insider. Scott DeMuth, a sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota charged last year with felony conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act agreed yesterday to a plea bargain. Instead, DeMuth will plead guilty to conspiring to damage a Minnesota company that breeds ferrets.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 19, 2011
Based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Greg is a biological anthropologist and Africanist, who writes and teaches about Evolution, especially of humans. One could say that knowing the science of birds can make the birds more interesting. This is probably because he needs better binoculars. He also blogs at Scienceblogs.com.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 22, 2011
I stuffed it in my pocket and decided to take it to Richard Oehlenschlager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. But those feathers didn’t match and the beak looked too small. There was also a mammal jawbone in the pellet too. He’s one of the managers of the specimen collection and loves a good dead bird mystery.
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