Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) photo by Mark Schmitt
ITHACA, NY- Evolution seems to have happened in fits and starts, at least that’s what the fossil record shows. From trilobites to pterodactyls, ammonites to Archaeopteryx, scientists find the same pattern: brief bursts of innovation in which a single species, or branch on the tree of life, turns into a cluster of new twigs, then lapses into long stretches ruled by the status quo. [continue reading…]
I just had to thank Liza Lee Miller for turning me on to this Wordle program. You can make word clouds like the one above and save them with a screen capture program like Snag-It . It’s loads of fun to play around with the program and see what you can come up with! I took my post from yesterday on “bird blogging” and added a few lines of “BirdmansBlog.com” and made several variations of the cloud you see above. You can check out this program here: Wordle .
Happy Birding!
“How Could You Ask Me That Question?” photo by Mark Schmitt
I was asked by Mike Bergin of 10,000Birds.com to answer the question “Why are you still bird blogging”? Are you kidding me? How could you ask me that question? Not only do I get to share my birding experiences, I also get to meet all kinds of great folks, interested in some of the same things I am interested in, like birding! [continue reading…]
Simple citizen-science project reaches urbanites of all ages
Eurasian Collared Doves winning photo by Marian Mendez
Ithaca, N.Y.Nature has the power to soothe and enthuse. More people are finding that out as they join the free, year-round “Celebrate Urban Birds!” citizen-science project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. From schools, hospitals, and senior centers, to wellness programs, scout packs, and military bases, participants are reaping the benefits of a closer connection to the natural world and a new appreciation for city birds. [continue reading…]
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