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This was the last quail survey morning! And we were lucky to hear one Bobwhite on a different unit than previous days today. So this means we heard four bobwhites in three different locations on the grasslands for this year’s survey effort. That is pretty darn nice! Migratory Monarch Butterflies Are Listed as an Endangered…
This morning we did another quail survey. We have been using the Merlin app to record the species of birds we hear. This morning’s list includes Mourning Dove, Purple Martin American Crow, House Sparrow, Painted Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Painted Bunting, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Carolina Wren, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, titmouse, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,…
In this hot weather you are probably changing into a fresh set of clothes often. But like other creatures, we are shedding more than our artificial coverings (ie clothes). Humans lose 200,000 skin cells every hour or around five million skin cells in a day. The process is called desquamation. So like other creatures, we…
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is also known scientifically as the frequency illusion. You buy a car and suddenly you see the same model everywhere. Or perhaps get a new plant from the nursery, and now everyone else seems to have them as well. So now we are seeing “what ever” everywhere right. Well, sometimes it happens with…
Up early this morn for the quail survey. And we had good luck! Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
On the second day of the quail survey, I was lucky! Two bobwhites calling. One each on two different units! There are twelve locations which I listen for five minutes at a location. I will repeat this two more times at each location. The following photos are from Sunday after we finished the survey. Researchers…
We were out before dawn at the grasslands. It was quail survey day. Indeed our hopes were high. But alas no bobwhites were detected that Sunday morning. Meet the Scientist Who Maps the World’s Past and Present Plants Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…