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American Herring Gull

4 days ago | birdnote.org | Ariana Remmel

BirdNote®American Herring GullWritten by Ariana RemmelThis is BirdNote. [American Herring Gull calling with flock, ML133311]With white and grey feathers, a piercing stare, and noisy screams, the American Herring Gull is what most folks might call a "seagull" — but you’re likely to see these gulls far from shore, too.
Mother Birds | BirdNote

5 days ago | birdnote.org | Gregg Thompson |Ellen Blackstone

BirdNote®Mother BirdsWritten by Ellen BlackstoneThis is BirdNote!Motherhood. In the avian world, it’s a mixed bag. Peregrine Falcon mothers share duties fairly equally with Peregrine dads. [Calling of a Peregrine] Both incubate the eggs, although Mom usually spends more time at the task. For the first three weeks after the eggs hatch, she alone broods the young, and the male hunts to feed the entire family.
Searching for Trogons in the Sycamore Trees

1 week ago | birdnote.org | Gregg Thompson |Ariana Remmel

BirdNote®Searching for Trogons in the Sycamore TreesWritten by Ariana RemmelThis is BirdNote. Tucked away in the Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona, Madera Canyon is a nature-lover's dream. More than 250 bird species are found in this region throughout the year. For many birders who flock to the canyon each spring, the Elegant Trogon is the star of the show.
Bobolinks: Birds of Grasslands

1 week ago | birdnote.org | Todd Peterson

Male Bobolinks are first to arrive on their breeding grounds in the grasslands. Why are there fewer Bobolinks than in decades past? Probably because the landscape of North America has changed so much. Bobolinks originally nested on native prairies of the Midwest and southern Canada. Much of the land where they nested has come under intense cultivation.
A Marsh With More Than One Purpose

1 week ago | birdnote.org | Jessie Eden

BirdNote® A Marsh With More Than One PurposeWritten by Jessie Eden This is BirdNote. The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Northwest California is an important stop along the Pacific Flyway, one of the four main routes for bird migration through North America. [Willets and other shorebirds feeding at Arcata mudflats]Great birding and trails through the marsh are a big draw for both locals and tourists from around the world.
International Dawn Chorus Day

1 week ago | birdnote.org | Mark Bramhill

BirdNote®International Dawn Chorus DayWritten by Mark BramhillThis is BirdNote. The first Sunday of May is International Dawn Chorus Day, a day to appreciate the beauty of birds’ dawn songs. Each morning, right as the sun begins to rise, birds sing forth in a symphony of song. [Dawn Song] ML516838 Marsh Dawn North Dakota The timing of these early morning concerts may be related to the weather.
Puffin Bills Glow

2 weeks ago | birdnote.org | Mark Bramhill

BirdNote®Puffin Bills GlowWritten by Mark BramhillThis is BirdNote. Puffins are known for their flashy bills, striped in black, white, and vibrant yellow and orange, like a giant piece of candy-corn. They shed and regrow the bill’s colorful outer layer each year, likely donning their best attire to help attract a mate. But there’s more to their bills than meets the eye — well, the human eye, anyway.
A Lost Hummingbird is Found Again

3 weeks ago | birdnote.org | Conor Gearin

BirdNote®A Lost Hummingbird is Found AgainWritten by Conor GearinThis is BirdNote. [Colombian mountain birdsong]The Santa Marta Sabrewing is a hummingbird species so rare, they’ve only been documented twice in recent years. Native to the mountains of Colombia, they’re part of the hummingbird group called “emeralds” for their luminous green feathers. Officially described in 1946, no one reported another sighting until 2010. Then the sabrewings went missing for years.
A Kettle of Vultures

3 weeks ago | birdnote.org | Gregg Thompson |Conor Gearin

BirdNote®A Kettle of VulturesWritten by Conor GearinThis is BirdNote. [Gusts of wind]The sight of hundreds of vultures slowly circling overhead might seem pretty ominous. But most of the time, it just means the vultures are on their way somewhere else. In the daytime, hot air rises as the sun heats the ground. The rising column of air is called a thermal, and it’s the perfect way for a Turkey Vulture to hitch a ride. Like an elevator to the skies, the thermal gently wafts the vultures upward.
Raising the World’s Deadliest Bird

3 weeks ago | birdnote.org | Conor Gearin

BirdNote®Raising the World’s Deadliest BirdWritten by Conor GearinThis is BirdNote. You might think the first bird species that humans raised in captivity would be a relatively small one, like a chicken. [Rooster call] [Soundscape from Southern Cassowary habitat]But evidence suggests that people in New Guinea reared the cassowary, often called the world’s deadliest bird, as much as 18,000 years ago, long before the domestication of chickens.