by Rebecca Martin | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Birds, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Wondernose
I can see that you are quite puzzled by our riddle, Wondernose. Why ever would a bird fall over Niagara Falls? Tundra Swan. Photo © Andy Shubin/Dreamstime.com. To explain why this can happen, I must introduce you to a scientific term called “wing loading.” Different...
by Ethan Pluimer, 11, Sherwood, WI | Mar 25, 2021 | 2021, 04, April, Birds, The Birders' Trail
Black-necked Stilt. Photo © Birdiegal717/dreamstime.com. One warm June afternoon, my friend and I were birding at Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area. Horicon is an extremely large marsh, and rare birds often show up there. I had come well-prepared, and I expected to see a...
