By Chris Lituma (Chris Lituma is an associate professor of wildlife and fisheries resources at West Virginia University. This article was originally published on The Conversation website where you can read an enhanced version with videos.) Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a
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First documented nesting of American White Pelicans in Ohio Ohio has a new breeding bird species. Observers discovered and documented American White Pelicans nesting on a small island in Sandusky Bay last spring and summer. Bruce Buckingham and Laura Kearns, of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, wrote about their finding in a recent issue of
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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
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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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Most the Central Ohio Owl Project’s work happens in the fall and winter, but I have recently added another activity for the summers. This June I banded two sets of Barn Owl nestlings, a total of 11 individuals. Barn Owls are a threatened species in Ohio, and banding allows us to keep track of the
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by Anita Hagy Ferguson Window decals intended to reduce incidents of bird window strikes—one of the largest human-made causes of bird mortality— are only effective if decals are placed on the outside of thewindow, a new study shows. Researchers found that the patterns on the films and decals placed on the internal surface ofwindows do
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