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How To: Go Snow Day Birding (with Merlin)

Or how I learned to love winter wildlife watching (with a little help from technology and the perfect pair of mittens.)

Cara Cannon Byington

Meet the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the World’s Largest Brood Parasite

Summer in eastern Australia means one thing: the arrival of the channel-billed cuckoos, the world’s largest brood parasite and one very cool bird.

Justine E. Hausheer

How Will Climate Change Affect the Spread of Invasive Species?

Many non-native species will likely flourish under climate change, but there are still things we can do to stop their spread.

Christine Peterson

Why Are You Seeing Robins in Winter?

Spring has certainly not arrived, so why have the robins?

Cara Cannon Byington

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Should You Provide Water for Birds in Winter?

Many provide birds food in winter. What about water?

Lauren D. Pharr

How to See a Red Fox in Winter

Matthew L. Miller

There’s a Wolverine in My Neighborhood (App)

Matthew L. Miller

Novels for Nature Lovers

Justine E. Hausheer and Matthew L. Miller

How To: Go Snow Day Birding (with Merlin)

Cara Cannon Byington

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Animals That Turn White in Winter Face a Climate Challenge

Hares, ptarmigans and Arctic foxes all turn white in winter, but as our planet warms, that adaptation may also need to, well, adapt again.

Christine Peterson

The Other Tannenbaum: Cutting an Alternative Christmas Tree

Kris Millgate

Cool Green Holiday Book Review 2024

Justine E. Hausheer and Matthew L. Miller

Coconut Palms Dominate Over Half of Pacific Atoll Forests

Cara Cannon Byington

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First Christmas & First Loss

Heidi Redd and Larisa Bowen

Are There Mountain Lions in New Jersey?

Sightings of mountain lions abound in the eastern United States. What’s the real story?

Matthew L. Miller

The Disturbingly Long Tapeworms of Alaskan Bears

Matthew L. Miller

What’s That Weird Noise in the Night?

Justine E. Hausheer, Cara Cannon Byington, and Matthew L. Miller

What Are the 4 Calling Birds? Probably Not What You Think.

Matthew L. Miller

8 Cool Wild Cats You Probably Don’t Know

Matthew L. Miller

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