DRAFT BLOG POSTS (Uncategorized)
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By Tony Moline
[from spring 2025 newsletter]
Question: Why do birds flock to gravel roads in the wintertime? Answer: Because they have no teeth! Instead, birds have a gizzard, a muscular part of their stomach that helps them grind up food. Small rocks and sand (or grit) are ingested by birds to create “teeth” in the gizzard.
[from spring 2025 newsletter]
Question: Why do birds flock to gravel roads in the wintertime? Answer: Because they have no teeth! Instead, birds have a gizzard, a muscular part of their stomach that helps them grind up food. Small rocks and sand (or grit) are ingested by birds to create “teeth” in the gizzard.
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[from March 2024 newsletter]
Doug Harr, president of the Iowa Audubon Society, recently received copies of some pages from Bird Lore magazine (an early publication started in 1899 by the original Audubon Society). The pages dated from 1899 to 1917. He shared these historical notes:
Doug Harr, president of the Iowa Audubon Society, recently received copies of some pages from Bird Lore magazine (an early publication started in 1899 by the original Audubon Society). The pages dated from 1899 to 1917. He shared these historical notes:
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Spring in the Mississippi Wetlands
By Bob Walton
[from March 2024 newsletter]
Dubuque Audubon’s annual Duck Waddle at the Green Island Marsh will be on March 9, 2024... Audubon’s first Duck Waddle was on March 17, 1979... The biggest thrill was seeing... every trip to Green Island is unique and special, but one of the most memorable was...
By Bob Walton
[from March 2024 newsletter]
Dubuque Audubon’s annual Duck Waddle at the Green Island Marsh will be on March 9, 2024... Audubon’s first Duck Waddle was on March 17, 1979... The biggest thrill was seeing... every trip to Green Island is unique and special, but one of the most memorable was...