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Getting Grilled About Nests
Photo by Sharon Obery, IL As Karen pointed out yesterday here, in the past few years we’ve seen a fair number of nests found by contributors in their grills. And although at first it might seem...
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Silky Nests in Funky Places
Photo by Charles Spencer, AZ If you’ve ever watched a hummingbird for some time, you’ve probably thought that they’re one of the cutest and most exciting birds that you can find in your yard. Most...
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Focal Species Close-up: Killdeer
Photo of Killdeer in Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve by Morgan Terrinoni Unlike the rest of shorebirds in the family of plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, Killdeer inhabit places other than the beach....
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Egg Coloration
Gray Catbird nest with eggs. Photo by Flickr user JMK Birder. In my last post I covered Killdeer eggs and nests, focusing on their pyriform shape and mottled coloration. Here I’d like to talk a bit...
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Funky Hummingbird Nests
I’d like to correct a gross understatement I included in my post Silky Nests in Funky Places. I mentioned, based on what I knew at the time, that over the past few years of the Funky Nests challenge we...
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Focal Species Close-up: Barn Swallows
The Barn Swallow’s nesting and habitat preferences have made it the most abundant and widely distributed swallow species in the world. The species adapted to using human structures as nest-bases from...
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Basket Cases
What strange growths protrude from this tree? Photo by Seth Inman. There are birds around the world that use strands of different materials to craft marvelous woven nests that hang from tree branches —...
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Woven Nests
Below is a slideshow of birds and their woven nests, which I spoke about in my previous post. I recommend clicking on each photo to see the full image. Here you can see the diversity of nesting...
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Focal Species Close-up: Brown-headed Cowbirds
Brown-headed Cowbird male by Mike Wisnicki. The Brown-headed Cowbird, a much-maligned species, has been dubbed a “social outcast,”* a “feathered wretch,”ª and is often considered to be an immoral and...
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Winding Down the Funkiness
Abstract oil painting of owl and nest by Jane Stroup, MA. During the past month over 800 of you have submitted an entry to the Funky Nests in Funky Places challenge. Since most submissions include more...
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Mini-grant Highlight: Santa Cruz Texmalaquilla
In the Mexican town of Santa Cruz Texmalaquilla, a community of around 1,000 inhabitants at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (~3100m) above sea level, the local elementary school enjoyed a Celebrate...
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Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind
We all know that the world has turned upside down. The climate is mess, and life in the city is accompanied by its usual plethora of challenges. Nevertheless, wonderful things keep happening just...
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Mini-grant Highlight: Sunshine Arts
Sunshine Arts student Daaz displaying the art he created with the help of volunteer instructor Robert Bohne. The Sunshine Arts group in Upper Darby, PA is dedicated to promoting community and...
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Mini-grant Highlight: The Shack
All photos © The Shack Neighborhood House In Pursglove, West Virginia, The Shack Neighborhood House is always looking for new and creative ways to engage their participants, and bird-watching is a new...
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Careers, Conservation and Nature Youth Workshop
Are you twelve to eighteen years old and interested in learning about careers in the sciences, conservation, and the arts? Or do you have a friend, family member, or student who is? If so, you should...
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Identifying Birds in Your Area
Have you ever been walking around outside and heard a bird call that sounded familiar, but just as you turn your head to locate the source you only catch a glimpse of the bird as it flutters away,...
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Mini-grant Application Season Re-opened
With every autumn comes the falling of leaves, the appearance of cider- and pumpkin-flavored hot drinks, and our invitation to apply for a mini-grant. You may have seen some of our mini-grant...
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Free Materials for Teachers — Adopt-A-School Program
We are teaming up with Walmart and Pennington® Wild Bird Food brand to distribute free Celebrate Birds kits to 2,500 teachers across the country through their brand new Adopt-A-School program. This kit...
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New CUBs Challenge: Fascinating Feathers!
We are happy to announce that as of this week our latest challenge is up and running! Called Fascinating Feathers, this multi-media competition is designed to get you thinking about the most defining...
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Creating Networks of Community Support: EECapacity Workshop 2013
Throughout North America and the entire year, we had the wonderful experience of more than a thousand communities opening their doors and welcoming us to work with them on their projects while...
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