Have we learned our lesson? Fifty years ago this month the important book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published. This book warn...

In our last update , I mentioned that I thought the hot, dry summer might have resulted in low productivity -- fewer young birds fledged. Fa...

Fall banding 2012 started on August 17. As I suspected, things have been slow. The very hot, dry summer seems to have resulted in low reprod...

I recently became aware of an interesting website: Project Passenger Pigeon .  Since 2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of the extinction...

The spring 2012 survey season took place 3 April through 4 June. On campus, regular surveys were conducted on 58 of the 65 days; some cove...