The Bird Conservation Blog
From the monthly archives:
The Prairie Pothole Region is found in the northern Great Plains of North America. The region consists of grass-covered wetland habitats covered with few-to-many shallow depressions called either potholes or sloughs, and they were made 10,000 years ago as glaciers retreated. Prairie potholes are usually filled with water and are included in [...]
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We were tagged by Patrick for this meme (doh!) and thought it was a fun one to share.
Over this holiday (Christmas for us) season, what did you or your family do to reduce your environmental impact
For many years now we have used newspaper to wrap presents. After the gifts are opened, we recycle the newspaper. [...]
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The first bird of 2008 is…(drum roll please!)…the American Crow!
Birdfreak and Veery tromped around Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve in the first light of the morning on New Year’s Day and hiked for almost ten minutes before hearing a crystal clear Caw! ring out.
Past Years
2007 - Year of the Red-tailed Hawk
2006 - Year of [...]
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Arizona, our Doberman-Greyhound-Saluki (?) mix and the entire Birdfreak Team wishes everyone a wonderful year of birding and bird conservation.
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An ongoing series of posts with tidbits of conservation.
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