Tag: biology

Birding

Hummingbird Charm

Piecing together the mysteries of Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration

Tags biology, bird banding, birds, central PA, centre county, hummingbird feeders, hummingbird haven, hummingbirds, master bander, migration, ruby-throated hummingbirds, summer, wildlife conservation, wildlife research

Birding

In the Presence of Owls

Decoding Northern Saw-whet Owl migration

Tags banding, biology, bird banding, central PA, climate change, Fall, Girl Scouts, Hawk Mountain, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, master bander, mist netting, northern saw-whet owls, Owls, Pennsylvania, Scott Weidensaul

Birding

Bird Banding at Duke Farms

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date December 27, 2017
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In late October 2016, I was honored to join high school students from Barack Obama Green Charter High School in Plainfield at Duke Farms.

Tags banding, biology, bird banding, Birding, citizen science, Duke Farms, New Jersey, science, songbirds, Volunteer

Birding

Mantua Creek Bald Eaglet Banding

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date December 27, 2017
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I was honored to observe state biologists band bald eaglet “E13” from a nest along Mantua Creek in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Tags bald eagle banding, bald eagles, biology, bird banding, Birding, birds of prey, E13, eaglets, Glouster County, Mantua Creek, New Jersey, New Jersey bald eagles, state biologists, wildlife conservation

Nature

The Garden State’s Newest Frog: The “Chuckling” Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date September 4, 2015
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Remember back in late October of 2014 when word quickly spread about a new frog species in New Jersey? The Atlantic Coast leopard frog is mint-gray to light olive green with medium to dark spots. The frog has been found along the Delaware River and Bayshore, along Atlantic Ocean coastline, in the Meadowlands and on Staten Island. Did […]

Tags 2015, Amphibian Awareness Month, Amphibians, Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog, biology, Brian Zarate, Conserve Wildlife Foundation, Endangered & Nongame Species Program, new frog species, New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, new jersey wildlife, new species, science, scientific discovery