Winging in the Gap Winging in the Gap Looking for something to do while distancing? Looking for something to do while distancing? Week of April 27, 2020 Week of April 27, 2020 Since we are unable to greet you at the Celery Fields Nature Center, we Since we are unable to greet you at the Celery Fields Nature Center, we are sending you news, links to activities and learning sites to keep you up to are sending you news, links to activities and learning sites to keep you up to date and actively learning about birds, wildlife and other topics of interest. date and actively learning about birds, wildlife and other topics of interest. Bird Blog Bird Blog Purple Gallinules & Wetlands Purple Gallinules & Wetlands by Chase Bonano by Chase Bonano Alligator Flag and Purple Gallinules go together at the Celery Fields. Wetlands are important bird habitats and plants play an important role in attracting them. Purple Gallinules are able to walk on floating vegetation, and clamber across reeds in wetlands. Read more . Purple Gallinule on Alligator Flag Thalia geniculata Cornell Lab Video here. Bird is the Word: 5 Fascinating Bird is the Word: 5 Fascinating Far-Flung Features... Far-Flung Features... Swiftlets --> Birds Nest Stew? Eagle Falconry The Parrots of Brooklyn Falcons Oversee Airports Her Majesty's Swans These stories presented in a 13- minute video are worth a look! Video here . Social distancing: We should Social distancing: We should take our cues from birds take our cues from birds by Bryan Watts, College of William & Mary by Bryan Watts, College of William & Mary For bird behaviorists, the term For bird behaviorists, the term
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Winging in the GapWinging in the GapLooking for something to do while distancing?Looking for something to do while distancing?
Week of April 27, 2020Week of April 27, 2020
Since we are unable to greet you at the Celery Fields Nature Center, weSince we are unable to greet you at the Celery Fields Nature Center, weare sending you news, links to activities and learning sites to keep you up toare sending you news, links to activities and learning sites to keep you up todate and actively learning about birds, wildlife and other topics of interest.date and actively learning about birds, wildlife and other topics of interest.
Alligator Flag and Purple Gallinulesgo together at the Celery Fields. Wetlands are important birdhabitats and plants play animportant role in attractingthem. Purple Gallinules are able towalk on floating vegetation, andclamber across reeds in wetlands.Read more.
Purple Gallinule on Alligator Flag Thalia geniculata Cornell Lab Video here.
Bird is the Word: 5 FascinatingBird is the Word: 5 FascinatingFar-Flung Features...Far-Flung Features...
These stories presented in a 13-minute video are worth a look! Videohere.
Social distancing: We shouldSocial distancing: We shouldtake our cues from birdstake our cues from birdsby Bryan Watts, College of William & Maryby Bryan Watts, College of William & Mary
For bird behaviorists, the termFor bird behaviorists, the term
social distance and its variantssocial distance and its variants(territoriality, individual space,(territoriality, individual space,social spacing) are familiar andsocial spacing) are familiar andhave been in use for over ahave been in use for over acentury. Social distancing wascentury. Social distancing wasinitially used to describe theinitially used to describe thecommon observation that birdscommon observation that birdsoften exhibit a uniformoften exhibit a uniformdistribution with incredibly evendistribution with incredibly evendistances betweendistances betweenindividuals.individuals. More hereMore here..
Social distancing in the sky: Anexample of three-dimensional
social distancing within acormorant colony. Nests are
spaced along individual limbsand are also staggered between
upper and lower limbs. Suchspacing is forced by aggressiveinteractions. Photo Credit: Bryan Watts
Can you ID this bird?Can you ID this bird?
April 2020 sitings from The Bird Recorder,April 2020 sitings from The Bird Recorder,Claire Herzog Claire Herzog Click here for list!Click here for list!
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The Celery Fields is primarily anThe Celery Fields is primarily anaquatic habitat, although thereaquatic habitat, although thereare enough uplands to expectare enough uplands to expectboth aquatic and uplands snakeboth aquatic and uplands snakespecies. Aquatic snake speciesspecies. Aquatic snake speciesare often mistakenly assumed toare often mistakenly assumed tobe venomous cottonmouthbe venomous cottonmouthsnakes. Common snakes thatsnakes. Common snakes thatmay live at the Celery Fieldsmay live at the Celery Fields
Through Through citizen sciencecitizen science, people share, people shareand contribute to data monitoring andand contribute to data monitoring andcollection programs.collection programs.