Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

MWC Eco-brief: Dark-eyed Junco

MWC Eco-brief: Dark-eyed Junco

The dark-eyed junco is a frequent visitor to Midwest birdfeeders during winter, where they can be observed flashing white tail feathers while foraging. Junos flash their tail more often, and...

MWC Eco-brief: Dark-eyed Junco

The dark-eyed junco is a frequent visitor to Midwest birdfeeders during winter, where they can be observed flashing white tail feathers while foraging. Junos flash their tail more often, and...

MWC Eco-brief: Pied Billed Grebe

MWC Eco-brief: Pied Billed Grebe

Pied-billed grebes are charismatic wetland birds that dive underwater to catch food, such as crayfish, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic invertebrates. Their nesting habit is especially interesting. In the Midwest,...

MWC Eco-brief: Pied Billed Grebe

Pied-billed grebes are charismatic wetland birds that dive underwater to catch food, such as crayfish, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic invertebrates. Their nesting habit is especially interesting. In the Midwest,...

MWC Eco-Brief: MWC Natural Areas Website

MWC Eco-Brief: MWC Natural Areas Website

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MWC Eco-Brief: MWC Natural Areas Website

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MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

Aligning its leaves north to south, thus reducing direct sunlight on a hot summers day on the prairie, is how compassplant got its name.  

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

Aligning its leaves north to south, thus reducing direct sunlight on a hot summers day on the prairie, is how compassplant got its name.