By Rob Thorn We crept through the dense brush of Mock Park, squarely in the urban core of Columbus, looking for migrant birds. This park is urban enough that we had to put all our valuables out of sight in our cars (advice that is now probably useful for all Columbus parks and Metro Parks).
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The release of the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report was announced recently at the 90th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations, reveals continued widespread declines in American bird populations across all mainland and marine habitats, with
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A pathogen for bird pink eye remains viable on bird feeders in winter conditions much longer than in summer conditions without losing any of its severity, according to a recent study. “In colder temperatures, birds essentially have a much longer window of time — up to seven days — to encounter this pathogen on a
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Featured photo at top by Alex Eberts. Editor’s note: Wow! Ohio has been graced with a number of avian rarities this autumn and winter. Gerry Brevoort and her husband John were amazed to discover that their passion for growing native plants and feeding hummingbirds would lead them to hosting a state-record male Anna’s Hummingbird. And
by Rob Thorn They’re the birds that seem to fascinate everyone. Owls. Perhaps it’s their forward-facing eyes, maybe its their mysterious nocturnal lives, but most folks will stop to look for owls. I used to think that they could never be more than a rare curiosity in Columbus, with the Barred Owl families of Blacklick
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By Elise Mahon Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make are not well understood. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have conducted the first-ever global study of the factors
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