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May 2012

We tell stories that transport readers into nature with a range of timely topics and perspectives. From science and conservation to humor and awe, we share insights that encourage people to care about birds and the world they inhabit.

These observations and anecdotes are meant to inform, entertain and increase the choir for conservation. If there is a topic that you’d like us to explore, please contact us.

Mother's Day and Parental Care

It’s nesting season again, and that coincides with Mother’s Day. Pretty soon we’ll be seeing birds feeding young. Are they all mother birds? What are the males doing all this time? You might be surprised!One of the most common misconceptions among people watching birds is that parental care is... read more »

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Topics & Themes:  nesting

Visiting a Sage-Grouse Lek

It was March, and some time before dawn, I was driving a van full of birders down a gravel backroad of Southeastern Oregon. The dirt track slid under us disconcertingly, like a thin layer of wet snow. When rain falls heavily on ground only half prepared for absorption, a sickly alluvium forms. We... read more »

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Topics & Themes:  birdwatching, breeding display, plumage, sound
Related birds:  Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)