Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Christmas Bird Count 2018
Correction: This article was originally published with the incorrect date for the next Christmas Bird Count. The Bird Count will be 28 Dec 2019. […]
Nature Niche
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Insect Growth
Kids change as they grow. Some change more than others. Monarch butterflies are worm-like creatures when they’re kids but as adults they have bright orange […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Armchair Naturalist
I am becoming more of an armchair naturalist and I expect other senior nature explorers are finding that necessary. I appreciate the inquiries and well […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Birds Collide with Buildings
Nearly one billion birds are estimated to die annually by colliding with building windows. Gathering definitive data is a monumental task. Scientists have two ways […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Insects in Winter
Winter active insects have different nature niche adaptations for getting warm compared to birds or mammals. Reptiles and amphibians are inactive in winter as are […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: River Wind
We arrived at the river shortly before dusk. Our friends would join us early the next day. The river flowed straight toward us for about […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: How Birds Stay Warm
Many birds stay warm by migrating to warm climes. Even more important for migrators is locating to places where they can find adequate food. Many […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Kent County Christmas Bird Count
The Grand Rapids Audubon Club has maintained bird count records dating back to 1953. I began placing the data on an Excel spreadsheet in 1986 […]