By Rob Thorn It was one of the iconic experiences of central Ohio birding. If you wanted to take visiting birders someplace that would shake up their conception of central Ohio, your choices were Clear Creek Metro Park, Highbanks, or the Hoover Boardwalk. Then the boardwalk suffered ice damage and was closed back in 2022.
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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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By Elana Kimbrell Many members of Columbus Audubon probably always suspected this, but a new study provides the proof: Spending even a little time in nature provides significant benefits for a broad range of mental health conditions. Researchers from Stanford University collated data from close to 5,900 participants across 78 field-based experimental studies, all either
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by Tatyana Woodall A new autonomous drone system could provide ecologists with deeper insights into animal behavior in the wild, according to a new study led by researchers at the Ohio State University. Tanya Berger-Wolf, one of the co-authors of the study, was the speaker at the Columbus Audubon Monthly Program in March 2024. Drones,
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A new study from researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) shows environmental conditions in migratory birds’ winter homes carry over to affect their ability to survive spring migration and the breeding season. While scientists have long known that the quality of winter, or non-breeding, habitat influences migratory birds’ migration timing and reproductive
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Scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in six northeast Ohio locations, the research team has reported. Previous research led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture had shown evidence of antibodies in wild deer. This study, published today in Nature, details the first report of active COVID-19 infection
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