Joseph Smith

Writing at Cool Green Science

 

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[h6]The Nature Conservancy’s science blog.[/h6]

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Can Tourism Save the Ocellated Turkey?[/color_box]

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This Bird Predicts Hurricanes Better Than Meteorologists
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Understanding the Nomadic Habits of Snowy Owls[/color_box]

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Tracing the Wild Origins of the Domestic Turkey
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The Underwater Secrets of Horseshoe Crabs[/color_box]

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The American Woodcock, And Why We Should Be Cutting More Trees
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What Northern Bird Species Will Show Up at Your Feeder This Year?[/color_box]

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Turkeys Are What They Eat: Weird and Adaptable
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The Battles of Song Sparrows: How a Scientific Outsider Changed How We Study Birds
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Shorebirds Are Still Being Hunted, Often Legally

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Your Field Guide is Wrong: A Bird’s Eye View of the World

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Splish, Splash: Why Do Birds Take Baths?

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The Great Turkey Shuffle: How Restoration Has Changed Gobbler Genetics
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Enjoy the Fall Migration: Your Guide to Bird Observatories
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The Amazing Lemming: The Rodent Behind the Snowy Owl Invasion?
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Birding Citizen-Scientist-in-Chief
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Spotting Banded Birds: Another Way Birders Can Contribute to Citizen Science
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The Snipe Hunt: Myth and Reality
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Dragonfly Migration: A Mystery Citizen Scientists Can Help Solve
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The Yeti: A Story of Scientific Misunderstanding
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The Ocean Flyway: The Surprising Open Water Routes of Songbird Migrations
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For Migratory Red Knots, It’s a Small World After All
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How Blizzards and Extreme Cold Impact Birds
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Purple Martins: The Bird That Relies on Human-Built Nests
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Self Medication, Wildlife Style: How Birds and Other Creatures Use Medicinal Plants
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A Surprising Look at Crow Family Life
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How Do Birds Stay Warm on a Cold Winter’s Night?
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Binge on Turkey with One of the Greatest Nature Movies, Ever

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Beyond Birding by Ear: Understanding Bird Alarm Calls
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Angry Birds: Why Molting Makes Our Feathered Friends Grumpy
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Consider the Catbird: The Surprising Secrets of a Common Backyard Bird 
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What’s the World’s Largest Bird Feeder? You’ll Never Guess.

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Winter Bird Feeding: Good or Bad for Birds?
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Decoy: How Fake Birds Aid Real Research
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Mad Men Go Falcon Trapping
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