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On the Trails: Nest-building by male birds
Most birds build some sort of nest where the eggs are incubated. In many species, the female does…
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Alaska Science Forum: Insects of Alaska forest humming along
Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in parts of Germany and an 80 percent decline…
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On the Trails: Wood ducks, redstarts, yellowlegs and flowers
Mid-June, and a few days ago we saw a wood duck with two tiny chicks on Moose Lake.…
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On the Trails: Spring to summer
Spring temperatures were cool this year, but the lengthening days gave birds the signals they needed to start…
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On the Trails: Egg dumping behavior
Egg-dumping refers to the behavior of a female who puts her eggs in another animal’s nest, leaving all…
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On the Trails: Maple flowers and some spring observations
The sun came out! So it was a day for me and a friend to head to the…
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On the Trails: Orcas, ducks, warblers and others
I went on the Audubon cruise to Berners Bay in May, on a drizzly, breezy day. On the…
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On the Trails: Feeding the kids
A parental duty of feeding the offspring can be very expensive in terms of energy expenditure and sometimes…
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Alaska Science Forum: Mountain goats live and die on the edge
Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats…
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On the Trails: Yellow-rumped warblers, white-fronted geese, and white-crowned sparrows
These are some natural history tidbits about three of the several species I’ve enjoyed seeing this spring.
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Alaska Science Forum: Searching for microplastics on Denali
Two college students will soon be stuffing snow from the slopes of Alaska’s highest mountain into Nalgene bottles.…
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On the Trails: April jaunts
A walk at Fish Creek was productive, as it usually is. The marine side of the point was…
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On the Trails: Spring is really happening
A spate of fine, sunny weather in mid-April was most welcome. Those clear skies, however, meant that the…
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On the Trails: Intertidal explorations
A bit of exploration of the rocky intertidal zone near Shaman Island yielded lots of big sea stars…
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Alaska Science Forum: Waiting for the sun at Poker Flat
POKER FLAT RESEARCH RANGE — Under a bluebird sky and perched above a resilient winter snowpack, two sounding…
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On the Trails: Flowers and their visitors
Flowers influence their visitors in several ways. Visitors may be attracted by floral color, shape, or scents. Flowers…
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On the Trails: A hungry goshawk and some early spring observations
Every late afternoon, a bunch of mallards is in the habit of coming to snack on fallen birdseed…
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To showcase our readers’ work to the widest possible audience, Wild Shots have been moved in front of…
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On the Trails: Robins come, and it’s springtime
Spring comes, quite reliably, but sometimes reluctantly, by fits and starts. Every year we go through a process…
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On the Trails: Drummers on land and in water
In an orchestra, drums are a central feature of the percussion section, in which sounds are made by…