Urban Observation of the Week: Early Birds

There's an old saying, "the early bird gets the worms." Well in Washington D.C., the early bird, a Peregrine Falcon, gets the better parking spots! This week our observation comes from iNaturalist, a web and mobile app that allows users to record, share, and discuss observations of plants and animals. You can read more about... Continue Reading →

Pigeons as a Model for Ecological and Social Research

As a common urban bird, pigeons usually provoke strong opinions — people often either despise them or enjoy the daily wildlife interaction that they provide. While conducting an urban ecology study in Butte, Montana, Dr. Stella Capoccia noticed that because of their ubiquity, pigeons are often taken for granted as an important member of the urban ecosystem. This... Continue Reading →

Tools of the Trade: the Net Gun

Collecting samples in urban environments can present some challenges (as Matt Combs describes in "The Good, The Bad, and The Smelly" and Jane Remfert describes in “Urban Residential Field Tip”). As someone working on pigeons in Northeastern cities, I’ve encountered problems while simply trying to collect my samples. Many ornithologists use mist nets, but these... Continue Reading →

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