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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On December 15, 87 observers sponsored by CAS spent the day counting birds in different areas of Columbus. In a replay of last year, early rain doused many morning teams, but a drier late morning helped many teams recover and roll up good totals. 18 teams were able to gather 84 species and 18,626 individuals,
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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 Julie Zickefoose Excerpted from BWD Magazine, Jan/Feb 2024 It’s 5 pm on December 27, 2022, and I’m headed into my local Walmart, head down, reusable grocery bags in hand. The fresh produce Walmart sources is often the best I can get in my small Ohio town, and I need good produce in these short,
“Darn”, I thought, “it looks pretty threatening. I’d better hurry through this.” I had driven out to the restored wetlands at Battelle-Darby Metro Park, hoping for some fall shorebirds that had been reported there, as well as some of the early waterfowl that always showed up at this golden spot. However, the sky to the
Where do the migrants hide during the day? And why don’t pewees go there? We’ve all had that experience: a great morning chock full of migrant birds, but come 10:00 or 11:00 AM and it’s like somebody flipped the ‘Off’ switch. Where did all those migrants go? Landbird migrants tend to disappear in the late
