Can anything beat the sight of a bright red Cardinal against a backdrop of white snow? As a resident from the Eastern U.S to the Great Plains, the Northern Cardinal is a faithful visitor to feeders and can be one of the easier species to attract. It is such a popular and widespread species throughout the…
Pepper the Turkey Vulture is a much happier bird today with plenty of room to spread his 5 foot wings. The Wild Bird Habitat Stores funded and constructed new living quarters for the vulture at the Pioneers Park Nature Center. Other contributors to the project were Todd Rivers of Rivers Metal Products and Lincoln City…
Identifying Birds Its easier than you think! Look at the bird for as long as it is in view so you can absorb everything about it. Practice on your feeder birds and others in your yard. Look closely at them. Use binoculars. 8 X 40 full size are best. Get the best binoculars you can…
When we think of top predators our thoughts are drawn to sharks, wolves, Mountain Lions, and some bears. There are a number of birds of the sky that can claim to be a top predator. But none of them are as fierce and aggressive as the Great Horned Owl. In Eastern Nebraska where predators such…
The Sandhill Crane has one of the longest fossil histories of any existing bird, with the oldest dating back 2.5 million years. This is almost twice as old as the remains of most current living bird species. But even more amazing are the fossilized remains found in Nebraska of what is believed to be the…
Can anything beat the sight of a bright red Cardinal against a backdrop of white snow? As a resident of the Eastern Great Plains, the Northern Cardinal is a faithful visitor to feeders and can be one of the easier species to attract. It is such a popular and widespread species throughout the east, that…
The Crows of Hidden Creek by Joann Houston Neimela This is an adventure story about real crows! DID YOU KNOW THAT CROWS have distinct language, are very sociable, travel in a group called a murder, not a flock, and purposely seek high perches for a good view? If not, you will after reading this intriguing…
Fun Facts About American Crows · American Crows congregate in large numbers in winter to sleep in communal roosts. These roosts can be of a few hundred up to two million crows. Some roosts have been forming in the same general area for well over 100 years. In the last few decades…
The American Crow Unless one has a passion for a specific bird species, many of us have numerous favorites. Another one of mine is the American Crow. It happens to be a much maligned bird by some. The greatest problem concerning the Crow is its abundance. Without any natural predators to maintain their population, they…
Apart from the falling leaves and temperatures, I am further made aware that we are in the midst of a seasonal change when I see the White Crowned Sparrows appearing in my backyard and at the Nature Center. They can be seen busily double scratching the ground to turn up seeds. A backwards scratch to…