Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, livestock pastures peppered the landscape. Black and red Angus, and Holstein to supply the dairies, were commonplace. Spring and early summer sprouted lush green fescue and stands of various weeds unbeknownst to me at the time, save for the patches of flowering thistle and milkweed, head-high to a 5 year old.
Back when youths were allowed to roam free, I would stroll across the county road and explore the neighborâs pasture toting an empty Mason jar. I was fascinated with all things wild, to include the brilliant variety of butterflies and moths that frequented the fuchsia thistle blooms.
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Large flocks of tundra swans were seen flying over the Pittsburgh area for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 26, 2020.
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The Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count in Pittsburgh tallied 78 species, one of the highest numbers of types of birds recorded in the 110 years the count has been conducted in Pittsburgh.
The national Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, in its 121st year, is a birding tradition serving as an annual census of the birds, helping scientists track population trends.
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The Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count is the nation’s longest-running community science bird project. It originated 120 years ago and has been going strong for decades. On this edition of
Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe talks with guests Doug Harr and Jim Pease about the Christmas Bird Count, bird watching and bird feeding.
Guests:
Jim Pease, emeritus associate professor, natural resource ecology and management, Iowa State University
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