Winter Hummingbirds in the Eastern U.S.
We always think of hummingbirds as being summer birds. But, did you know that we also have winter hummingbirds? They aren't common, and they become less common the further you are from the southern co...
14 Okt 20211h
Acorns, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and More: Responses to Forest Disturbances
What happens when you do a shelterwood cut, conduct a prescribed burn, or have some other natural or human-made disturbance event in oak hickory forests? What happens to the acorn crop? How do differe...
30 Sep 202156min
A Conversation with the Co-Hosts of the Native Plants, Healthy Planet Podcast
Sometimes it's just fun to sit down and have a fun conversation with other people in the industry, and that's exactly what we did in this episode of the Backyard Ecology podcast. In this episode, I ta...
16 Sep 20211h 40min
Factors that Make Pollinator Gardens More Attractive to Pollinators
Pollinator gardens have rapidly increased in popularity, but unfortunately, there hasn't been a lot of research on the best ways to create those gardens or on how effective those gardens really are. H...
2 Sep 202157min
NRCS Programs for Pollinators and Wildlife
If you listen to the Backyard Ecology podcast, then you are likely interested in creating pollinator and/or wildlife habitat on at least part of your property. The Natural Resources Conservation Servi...
19 Aug 20211h
Mysterious Bird Deaths of 2021: Digging Deeper into the Bird Mortality Event
In the spring of 2021, reports started coming in of birds dying with weird eye and/or neurological symptoms. At first, it seemed like the bird mortality event was only in Washington, D.C., Maryland, a...
5 Aug 20211h 17min
Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease: Why is Lyme disease more common in the north?
Lyme disease is our most common tick-borne disease and it is estimated that there are around 400,000 cases each year. Black-legged ticks or deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are the only species of tick ...
22 Jul 202153min
Trail cameras: A fun way to watch wildlife in your yard
I've always really enjoyed looking at the pictures and watching the videos captured by the trail cameras on our property. The videos are always my favorite because you get to see more of the behaviors...
1 Jul 202149min
