Mountain Quail in the Trout Creeks
Gently pushing aside a clump of grass near the base of a boulder, I find what I’m looking for: A cozy nest cup containing nine light brown eggs. It is the first known mountain quail nest in the Trout Creek Mountains for the better part of half a century. Read More . . .
Monitoring Dry Creek Columbia Spotted Frogs
Each year, Columbia spotted frogs are captured and tagged to monitor long-term population trends, demographics and movement patterns along Dry Creek (a perennial stream in southeast Oregon). Read More . . .
Fun Facts About Bird Longevity
If the average house cat kills 5 birds per year (a low estimate for a cat that regularly "hunts"), then 500,000,000 birds die annually from cat predation.
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