Kestrels, the smallest of falcons, are on the decline and scientists aren’t sure why
Just a few minutes’ drive to the south of New Paltz, in the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge, recently-hatched kestrels ...
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The spring peeper is a little frog with some amazing abilities
These harbingers of spring have some remarkable talents. They can withstand being frozen solid for days, and can generate a ...
Black vultures, formerly a southern bird, now a regular sight in the Hudson Valley
Sociable and mischievous, and possibly intelligent, they're quite a bit different from the stoic turkey vulture, whose great sense of ...
Save the bats!
Want to help the local bat population? Put up a bat house. It won’t save the bats from white-nosed syndrome, ...
Beyond honey: A primer on some of New York’s 400-plus bee species
Honey bees are great and all, but did you know many native bees are actually better pollinators because the co-evolved ...
An argument for nature’s innate intelligence: the wing
Random evolution can’t explain the dragonfly’s wing. Unlike the evolution of giraffes’ necks, where any incremental increase in length would ...
This park near the Hudson is a great place to spot bald eagles
The 270-acre park is a rich estuarine habitat, particularly for birds. It’s a great place to spot bald eagles, and ...
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