Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

MWC Tutorial for The Cornell Lab's Merlin Bird ID Smartphone App

MWC Tutorial for The Cornell Lab's Merlin Bird ...

During this tutorial, users will be taken step by step through the features available on the Cornell Lab's Merwin smartphone app. This includes using photos for ID, identifying birds using...

MWC Tutorial for The Cornell Lab's Merlin Bird ...

During this tutorial, users will be taken step by step through the features available on the Cornell Lab's Merwin smartphone app. This includes using photos for ID, identifying birds using...

MWC Eco-brief: Diversity at the Birdfeeder

MWC Eco-brief: Diversity at the Birdfeeder

Bird feeders loaded with different types of seed will attract everyday beauties as well as rarities. A white-winged crossbill and dickcissel graced my feeders this winter. Rather than buying a...

MWC Eco-brief: Diversity at the Birdfeeder

Bird feeders loaded with different types of seed will attract everyday beauties as well as rarities. A white-winged crossbill and dickcissel graced my feeders this winter. Rather than buying a...

MWC Eco-brief: Spring has Arrived in the forest

MWC Eco-brief: Spring has Arrived in the forest

The spring forest canopy can be as beautiful as its fall colors. Many migrating birds follow the opening of tree buds during spring migration. The opening of buds exposes lots...

MWC Eco-brief: Spring has Arrived in the forest

The spring forest canopy can be as beautiful as its fall colors. Many migrating birds follow the opening of tree buds during spring migration. The opening of buds exposes lots...

MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Redbud

MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Redbud

The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is an early blooming tree species that is an important first food plant for emerging bees and pollinators in search of nectar and pollen. The...

MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Redbud

The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is an early blooming tree species that is an important first food plant for emerging bees and pollinators in search of nectar and pollen. The...

MWC Eco-briefs: That turtle does what? It breathes through its butt!

MWC Eco-briefs: That turtle does what? It breat...

  Trapped under winter ice, aquatic turtles slow down and collect oxygen in creative ways. They may pump water through a gaped mouth or their hind end, where a dense...

MWC Eco-briefs: That turtle does what? It breat...

  Trapped under winter ice, aquatic turtles slow down and collect oxygen in creative ways. They may pump water through a gaped mouth or their hind end, where a dense...

MWC Eco-brief: Cellophane Bees

MWC Eco-brief: Cellophane Bees

Early spring wildflowers are incredibly important to native bees emerging from their overwinter retreats. Here, cellophane bees are feeding on purple cress (Cardamine douglassii). Cellophane bees are ground nesting bees....

MWC Eco-brief: Cellophane Bees

Early spring wildflowers are incredibly important to native bees emerging from their overwinter retreats. Here, cellophane bees are feeding on purple cress (Cardamine douglassii). Cellophane bees are ground nesting bees....