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Summer is now in full swing here on Cape Cod. The baby birds are out and about, the butterflies are checking out our gardens, ...
If you have an oriole feeder up in your yard, you know many baby orioles have fledged and are out and about, chasing their ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...
The great horned owl won 33.2 per cent of the votes in a contest started in early May by the District of Saanich and the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.
The Cheyenne Big Day is all about counting as many species of birds as we can in one calendar day. The Cheyenne High Plains ...
Community science projects exist across the country and throughout the world on a spectrum that includes major journeys, local ramblings and desktop investigations. Websites, such as SciStarter.org, ...
A University of Tennessee researcher documented an immature Cooper's hawk using vehicle traffic and pedestrian signal patterns as concealment during hunting behavior at a suburban intersection.
A smart Cooper’s hawk in a US city has been observed using traffic lights and pedestrian signals to ambush prey—highlighting urban wildlife intelligence, a new study finds.
Red light, green light, strike: City hawk times its kill with traffic signal beeps Dinets’ study contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that wild animals—particularly birds—are ...
Though adult Cooper’s hawks are skilled predators, Ng notes that young members of the species sometimes die of starvation if they can’t secure enough food. Other birds have also been observed ...
In a recent paper, a researcher noted a bird’s surprising urban adaptation: A young Cooper’s hawk used a pedestrian crossing signal to help it hunt more successfully in a busy neighborhood ...