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July 10, 2023

What are Preening and Rousing?

“Why did that bird shake?” This is a question I am occasionally asked when a visitor observes one of our birds ruffling…

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May 24, 2023

St. Labre Spring Visit April 2023

For the sixteenth spring, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian School in…

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What is phenology and why does it matter?

The Draper Natural History Museum (Draper) is debuting a new monitoring project on the Paul Stock Nature Trail this summer. Staff and…

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Flora of Wyoming specimen, Pedicularis bracteosa, 1994. DRA.701.2577
April 21, 2023

What is an herbarium and why do they matter?

By Amy Phillips, Curatorial AssistantDraper Natural History Museum The Draper Natural History Museum maintains two herbarium collections. One is a sister collection…

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April 6, 2023

Bird Nests – Types, Material, & How You Can Help

There are a huge variety of bird nests throughout the world. These vary in materials used as well as types and shapes….

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Bald eagle to illustrate the calls they make
December 14, 2022

The True Calls of Eagles

In this blog post I discuss eagle calls, attaching sound examples from five large eagle species to illustrate what their true calls…

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