This week’s post comes to us from Zara, a monthly blog correspondent and Drummers alumni. She writes about bird friendly glass that allows birds to prevent window collisions. This new research in window glass has the potential to greatly reduce bird/glass impacts by making the glass more visible to bird in flight.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, collision, drummers, flight, glass, nature observation, Pennsylvania, Powdermill Nature Reserve, reports from the field, research, tunnel, wildlife, windows, youth
This week’s blog post is written by Wulfgar, a Drummers alumni, who muses about how trees make it through the long, harsh winter months. His curiosity piqued, Wulfgar dug deeper into the mystery of what happens to trees during winter, and found out what special adaptations they have developed to survive.
Eli, a returning monthly blog correspondent, shares with us this week some of his “Naturalist Notes” – journal entries, if you will, of a naturalist. Journals were often kept by explorers to new regions, and these notes from naturalists have helped spread information about species and make connections throughout the scientific and non-scientific world. You don’t have to be a professional to share your knowledge!
This week’s post comes to us from Lakin, a monthly blog correspondent and Ursids alumni. She writes about barn owls, delving deeper to give us a look into the feeding habits and diets of these nocturnal creatures.
Rebecca attended our Ursids field school, and is a Monthly Blog Correspondent. In reminiscing about field school, she remembered a previous encounter with the subject of Ursids, and recounts the adventure here!
Tag: nature observation
“The Tunnel” – Research to Reduce Bird Collisions
Posted: March 7, 2017 by Matt Vira
This week’s post comes to us from Zara, a monthly blog correspondent and Drummers alumni. She writes about bird friendly glass that allows birds to prevent window collisions. This new research in window glass has the potential to greatly reduce bird/glass impacts by making the glass more visible to bird in flight.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, collision, drummers, flight, glass, nature observation, Pennsylvania, Powdermill Nature Reserve, reports from the field, research, tunnel, wildlife, windows, youth
A Mid-winter Mystery
Posted: February 7, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog post is written by Wulfgar, a Drummers alumni, who muses about how trees make it through the long, harsh winter months. His curiosity piqued, Wulfgar dug deeper into the mystery of what happens to trees during winter, and found out what special adaptations they have developed to survive.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: drummers, education, journaling, nature observation, outdoors, trees, winter
Naturalist Notes: Sanderlings – Chasing the Tide
Posted: January 24, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
Eli, a returning monthly blog correspondent, shares with us this week some of his “Naturalist Notes” – journal entries, if you will, of a naturalist. Journals were often kept by explorers to new regions, and these notes from naturalists have helped spread information about species and make connections throughout the scientific and non-scientific world. You don’t have to be a professional to share your knowledge!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Brookies, education, journaling, nature observation, outdoors, photography, reports from the field, wildlife, youth
Barn Owls
Posted: January 17, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s post comes to us from Lakin, a monthly blog correspondent and Ursids alumni. She writes about barn owls, delving deeper to give us a look into the feeding habits and diets of these nocturnal creatures.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, education, nature observation, outdoors, Ursids, wildlife, youth
Application before Education
Posted: January 11, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
Rebecca attended our Ursids field school, and is a Monthly Blog Correspondent. In reminiscing about field school, she remembered a previous encounter with the subject of Ursids, and recounts the adventure here!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: education, life-changing, national park, nature observation, outdoors, Ursids, wildlife, youth