Category: Birds

Ghost owl, Hobgoblin owl, Demon owl. It’s all those. And more.

Its ghostly white underside, its blood curdling call, and its eerie, silent flight have propelled the barn owl into the stuff of legend.

For centuries, Alabamians have recognized the gourd martin house for its usefulness and compelling aesthetic qualities.

Did you know that purple martins in Appalachia are completely dependent on humans to supply their nestboxes in order to breed today?

Throughout the 20th century it was common across eastern N. America. Today the warbler is America’s fastest declining migratory songbird.

Researchers hope that learning the raptor’s migratory flight patterns will help avoid conflicts with future wind energy development projects.

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