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Chipping Sparrow

A simple song can say a lot: Geographic differences in the Chipping Sparrow’s song are discovered using citizen-science recordings
By Abigail Searfoss, PhD and Nicole Creanza, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Many avian species in North America differ in physical appearance, leading researchers to split them into separate subspecies, often based on geography. Just how subspecies form is a question many researchers are trying to answer: How do these physical and plumage differences arise? Do subspecies have behavioral differences, too, such as different songs? How do…
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An expedition to the Solomon Islands with sound recordist Lucas DeCicco

An expedition to the Solomon Islands with sound recordist Lucas DeCicco
By Kathi Borgmann
In the 21st century, surprising as it might seem, there are still places on earth that we know little about. Take the Solomon Islands, a group of six major islands with more than 900 smaller islands in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea. Scientists say that there is still…
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Recordist of Note: Theodore “Ted” Parker III

Recordist of Note: Theodore “Ted” Parker III
By Guest post
William Young, a young birder from Pennsylvania, first came across Ted Parker’s name in Kenn Kauffman’s Kingbird Highway at age eight. Young was fascinated by Parker’s birding adventures and was amazed to discover that Ted Parker grew up in the same town—Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Not only are Parker and Young from the same town, but Young…
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