In this short paper the Chicago metro area is used to test the thesis that birds are “lured by artificial lights” to land in metro and to their detriment. Chicago is on a principal flyway. It concludes that hunger is the best explains why migrant birds land in Chicago
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Experts Warn Native Plant Programs May Cause Ecological Traps
Imagine A Wildlife Refuge That Does Not Protect Its Wildlife Dr. Doug Tallamy, Dr. Daniel Klem and Jim Cubie J.D. Imagine a wildlife refuge that does not protect its wildlife. How could this be possible? It is not only possible, it is likely, unless we take immediate action to prevent it. Unfortunately, many advocates ofContinue reading “Experts Warn Native Plant Programs May Cause Ecological Traps”
Turning Off Home Lights Does Not Save Birds
Turning Off Home Lights Saves Birds? NO Scientific Justification Dr. Jim Cubie Ornithology Center at Muhlenberg College The Lights Out campaign urges homeowners to save birds by turning off a few home lights. Background This it is claimed, that turning off home lights will help save the “500 million to 1 billion birds killedContinue reading “Turning Off Home Lights Does Not Save Birds”
Native Plants Popular Design
This is a couple of years old — but is still good news: Native Plants Increase property values. “This past April, the American Society of Landscape Architects released its 2018 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey, a members’ annual rating of the expected popularity of design elements. For the sixth year in a row, native plantsContinue reading “Native Plants Popular Design”
Does God Care About Birds?
God’s Covenant of Life in Genesis 9:15 is with “All Living Things.”