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Douglass library branch now offers 'birding backpacks"
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (443+ words) The state Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a program to provide libraries with birding kits their patrons can check out. And a Rochester library is the first to get them. The Frederick Douglass Community Library on South Avenue received…...
Peregrine falcon Nova hatches her first egg of the year
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (8+ words) She laid three eggs throughout March and April....
Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1345+ words) Sometimes, Gloria Gajownik wishes people acted more like bald eagles. Bald eagle families don't yell at each other (except for the occasional squawk), they don't criticize, and they seem kinder at times than humans, she said. And Gajownik, 71, would know....
At Chimney Bluffs, a shifting landscape raises questions about climate and change
2+ week, 6+ day ago (639+ words) On a recent Sunday morning, Glade was leading her earth surface processes class on a field trip to Chimney Bluffs State Park in Wayne County when the group encountered a fresh collapse along the shoreline. "A chunk of this cliff…...
When wildfire smoke rolled in from Canada, these birds went quiet
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (779+ words) New research out of Cornell shows that the record-breaking Canadian wildfires of June 2023, which forced people across the Northeast to seek refuge from the smoke that drifted in, also quieted some of New York's grassland birds during their breeding season....
Why birds went quiet; a spatial symphony; tax prep questions answered
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (166+ words) WXXI News Why birds went quiet; a spatial symphony; tax prep questions answered It's our weekly news roundup. First, the story of the missing birdsong. WXXI's Jeremy Moule reports on how the Canadian wildfires have made some birds go quiet....
VIDEO: Baby bald eagle makes first appearance at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (117+ words) WXXI News VIDEO: Baby bald eagle makes first appearance at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge A newborn eaglet born at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Genesee County made its on-camera debut this week, when it poked its head out to…...
Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how do you vaccinate a bat?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (735+ words) Here's a question you might never have asked yourself: How do you vaccinate a bat? You can't simply ask your local vet. Nor will the bats line up outside of a clinic on their own. But a group of Chinese…...
Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (797+ words) Greetings, and welcome aboard Goose Airlines. It's a beautiful and clear March day, perfect for our flight north today. I'll be your flight attendant on this journey. Our pilots have started returning from the south. They started traveling northbound flights…...
Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1482+ words) When the elevator doors part on the second floor of a two-story brick and glass building in an office park on the outskirts of downtown Dallas, it feels like a portal opening to a different world. The cavernous lobby is…...