Columbus Auduboner and bluebird friend Darlene Sillick provides some good advice for those interested in encouraging bluebirds, wrens, chickadees,titmice, and other Ohio cavity nesters.
Tips to Help Bluebirds and Other Cavity Nesters Read More »
Dick Tuttle provides an update on Bluebirds and nesting in 2010 in Delaware State Park.
Eastern Bluebirds Hold on in 2010 Read More »
This may seem like an odd topic but I have a story to share: A few years ago I was contacted by a woman who was settling the estate of an elderly man. In cleaning out his stuff she had found an old insect collection and wondered if it might have value.
Conservation of Dead Bugs Read More »
Dick Tuttle reports on the 2009 and 2010 nesting seasons for Tree Swallows. Do you know what “feather tossing” is and how you can do it? Read on for enlightenment….
Delaware County’s Tree Swallows: 2009 – 2010 Read More »
The Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor ) is one of our earliest, hardiest insect-eating migrants. Their scientific name means ‘swift-moving two-colored’ in reference to their quick acrobatic flight and their dark iridescent backs contrasting with their white bellies. These beautiful blue-green swallows winter in areas around the Gulf of Mexico and start heading north in late
Creature Feature: Tree Swallow Read More »
We have previously described some nasty flora and fauna in this column, but this article deals with one of our better liked species, the rainbow trout. I have spent many enchanting hours drifting a dry fly over a rainbow trout, both locally and in more exotic locales. It was not until I read An Entirely Synthetic Fish, by Anders Halverson, that I determined that rainbow trout might be characterized as an invasive species.
Invasive species: Rainbow Trout Read More »
