Citizen Scientists It’s for the birds!!! The Value of Participating in Annual Bird Counts as a Citizen Scientist In 2001, Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology identified that the Chickadee population had reached a twelve-year record high. This information was gathered from the data provided by bird enthusiasts who participated as citizen scientists in several national…
Salt Marsh Sparrow Patrol Wachiska Audubon’s Monthly Field Trip Sea blite, salt marsh aster, and saltwort sound like the type of plants that would normally be found next to an ocean, yet they flourish in the landlocked saline wetlands of Lancaster and Saunders counties in Nebraska. A handful of local salt marshes host many unique salt-tolerant…
Most of our summer birds should now be on their way to warmer wintering territories. There may be a few stragglers. The molt will finish up and our permanent avian dwellers will return to the bird feeders. The nights will begin to cool down, days become noticeably shorter. Blackbirds are becoming restless. Birds have always…
Chickadees! One of everybody’s favorite backyard birds. This tiny dynamo weighs only 1/3 of an ounce, equivalent to 3 pennies, and its heart beats 500 times a minute while at rest. It is also one of our most loyal subjects in and around our bird feeding stations. Some folks have found it easy to hand…
Starring: Steve Martin, Jack Black & Owen Wilson A must see movie for all birders! Opening October 14 The Grand Cinema Downtown Lincoln, NE Watch the Movie Trailer “The Big Year” Birds & Bloom Magazine The Big Year The Big Year is a movie about three birding enthusiasts who race around North America in…
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Soon we will begin to see the arrival of Sharp-shinned Hawks, many of which nested in the Boreal Forests of Canada during the summer. They will share the winter territory with the larger Coopers Hawk, a year round resident. Both prey primarily on other birds and often can be seen hunting near bird feeders. It…
Birds must spend a great deal of time caring for their feathers, since their lives depend on them. Preening, bathing, dusting, and other feather care operations, however, cannot prevent the feathers from wearing out. Because formed feathers (like our fingernails) are lifeless, horny structures, incapable of being repaired, worn feathers must be replaced. This…
• Some folks had hummingbirds show up the last week of July. Mine, as usual, didn’t appear in my yard until August 20th. There is still plenty of time to attract a hummer as they slowly filter through our area. Even the occasional straggler may stop by. • Grackles will be forming small flocks in…
The days are getting shorter, nights becoming cooler, and the birds are getting restless. As we near the end of summer, the avian calendar is beginning to signal the approach of autumn. Many winter birds have begun to migrate. There have been dozens of reports of hummingbirds gorging themselves at the feeders. Shore birds are…