Science

Bio-Control: Tying together our Woodpecker Journey

Don’t Get Too Excited, but Syrian Woodpeckers Like Pollution

Woodpeckers Tie Continents Together

(Originally published January 15th, 2014 on http://scienceofbirds.blogspot.com)

Let me weave ye a couple of yarns…

Where Do Birds Go During Blizzards?

(Originally published March 5th, 2013 on http://scienceofbirds.blogspot.com)

As plumes of snow stream down from the heavens and bury me indoors, I wonder again about the lives of avifauna around me. Why are forests so lifeless, so silent…

Innovation: Connecting Birds & People

We humans credit ourselves with our knack for innovation. But…

Barrier Valleys, Trait Divergence, & the Split of Species

What one exemplary valley tells us about the drivers of avian speciation

Ecology Behind the Curtain

And a commentary on the existence of “curtains” in the first place

Natural History Museums: A Message of Optimism

The plight of museum collections, taxonomy, and natural history, and some voices that cut through the noise