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Is That a Horse Out the Window?
No, it’s an Eastern Screech-Owl. He makes a distinctive whiny at night that could be mistaken for a horse. The particular owl lives at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center. His name is Martino,...
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Feathers are for the Birds
Here At The Edge of the Wood we are disturbed about feathers being used in fashion. When you see a feather in a hat or braided into hair there is always a bird who has lost her life. Does fashion...
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If You’ve Seen One Berry, Have You Seen Them All?
Not for our birds. Some berries are higher in fat and energy, making them a better meal. On average a cedar waxwing consumes 228 dogwood berries a day. That would equal 184 pints of blueberries for an...
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What Day Is It? Ask a Bird.
A new study finds that songbirds follow a strict annual schedule when migrating to their breeding grounds – with some birds departing on precisely the same date each year. How do they know? Science...
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Do Squirrels Like Soccer?
Here at the Edge of the Wood we are not sure if the residents organize into pee-wee soccer leagues when our backs are turned, but we do know they are extreme parkour practitioners. Squirrels have...
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Can Birding Change the World?
Trish O’Kane thinks so. She runs a program at the University of Wisconsin that pairs university birding students with underprivileged middle school students in a unique environmental studies program....
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Where’s the Red Tail….Hawk?
Here at The Edge of the Wood we have come to understand that bird plumage descriptions can be confounding. The male Redstart is…orange. The red-bellied woodpecker’s head is brighter red than its belly....
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Is Black the New Grey?
Here at The Edge of the Wood we noticed that in urban areas there are more black squirrels than gray squirrels. Biologists believe that black squirrels may have been the norm several centuries ago,...
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Fill Out Your Real Estate Portfolio with….Birds?
A recent study looked at the economic value city dwellers place on having birds in their communities. Researches asked how much residents would spend to conserve common bird species and what they’d...
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Scientists Say, “Your Yard Matters.”
Here at The Edge of the Wood we just tossed out our lawnmower and planted more bird- friendly-berry, bearing-bushes. We think of this as a win-win. Biologists Amy Belaire and Emily Minor found that...
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Help Wanted: Forest Crossing Guard
Here at The Edge of the Wood we remember our cheery school crossing guard with her blue uniform, white sash and bright red stop sign. Katie Sieving, a professor of wildlife ecology and conservation at...
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Who’s tougher…A Football Player Or A Woodpecker?
A woodpecker’s beak is tough…and innovative! The spongy bones and nail hard beaks of woodpeckers are inspiring a new generation of shock absorbers, potentially shielding airplane black boxes, football...
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Let’s Hear It For Fowle!
Here at The Edge of the Wood we are not known for our spelling, but in this case we got it right. Architect and birder Bruce Fowle just completed a renovation of the massive Javits Convention Center...
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Hats Off to Women Who Saved Birds
The Edge of the Wood would like to remember all the women in the late 1800’s early 1900’s who rallied against the use of bird feathers in millinery. Millions upon millions of birds lost their lives...
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