A large-scale study recently published in Global Change Biology investigates how different species of birds respond to extreme weather events such as heat waves and drought, the types of events that are predicted to occur with increasing frequency and severity due to climate change. The authors found that common birds are better able to withstand […]
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The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Institute at The Ohio State University recently hosted a webinar by Dr Richard Alley entitled “Falling Dominoes? Ice, Climate, Sea Level, and Our Future.” The Byrd Institute has kindly made a recording of this webinar available to the public.
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How the Lockdown Helped to Expose the Effects of Noise Pollution on Birdsong In last month’s Song Sparrow, I wrote about the impact of light pollution on birds. Just as artificial light can disrupt the behavior and biological processes of birds, so too can human-caused noise. This fact has recently been highlighted by research conducted
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The quest to attract nesting “golden swamp warblers” starts with re-establishing their nesting structures at two locations, Alum Creek Lake near Kilbourne, Ohio, and along the original Leonardsburg Road in the Delaware Wildlife Area. At Alum Creek, forty-five pipes stand in the lake all year near the northern and western shore for a shoreline distance
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Here in Ohio, we know all about Great Lakes wetlands: in northwest Ohio, the wetlands along Lake Erie are a bird (and birders) paradise. But other states on the Great Lakes like their wetlands, too, and there are lots of different wetlands even in Ohio. So the National Audubon Society, Audubon Great Lakes, and the
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Columbus Audubon volunteers had a terrific day on Saturday, September 19, at Calamus Swamp! Our hard-working crew of 17 people worked on the boardwalk, repairing some areas and laying down new chicken wire and hardware cloth. (The wire and cloth cover slippery spots, making the boardwalk safer.) We trimmed back many invasive plants. As a
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