It’s never too early to think about Christmas…Bird Counts, that is! Mark your calendars to join us as we tally up the wintering birds of central Ohio this December. To compare areas, National Audubon has us carve out 15-mile-diameter circles and count up all the birds we can find in one circle on one day. On…
Birds living at UCLA were less afraid of humans after the pandemic closure This article reprinted here by courtesy of the author: Holly Ober, UCLA When UCLA shifted to remote instruction during the early days of COVID-19, the campus was much less populated — but it wasn’t totally empty. Several species of animals continued to…
Bird and bat fatalities at wind turbines increase during seasonal migrations – information which could aid their protection, according to a new study. While there have been local and regional studies on bird and bat deaths caused by wind turbines, this study looks at data from 248 wind turbine facilities across the United States—almost 30…
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The volunteers of Service in the Preserves are back from summer break and ready to continue their work at Ohio State Nature Preserves! The group is dedicated to maintaining and improving state nature preserves and has completed over 40 years of service. This season we are planning eight work trips to different parts of the…
