How Do Birds Fuel Up for Migration?
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Bret Serbin explains how birds fuel up for flights spanning hundreds or even thousands of miles!
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Weathering the storm: piping plovers flock to Long Island beaches
If you live in the Northeast, you won’t soon forget 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. But there is one storm story you may have yet to hear. Along some areas of the Long Island coast, strong winds and waves washed over the beaches, spreading out sand to create the sandy, open spaces that the island’s winged residents […]
(The Real) Plovers of New York
Beaches, bagels, and ’burbs: the three B’s of Long Island. If you haven’t been to the island—like me, prior to this week—you probably associate the area with some of these trademarks. But do you know about one of the tiniest but most important ‘B’s on the island—birds? Long Island is a crucial habitat for many […]
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