Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps
MWC Eco-brief: Barred Owl Shenanigans
Barred owls are highly vocal with numerous individuals commonly engaging in a ruckus chorus. Over the past century, barred owls have been expanding their range north into Canada and down...
MWC Eco-brief: Barred Owl Shenanigans
Barred owls are highly vocal with numerous individuals commonly engaging in a ruckus chorus. Over the past century, barred owls have been expanding their range north into Canada and down...
MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Gray Squirrel
The eastern gray squirrel is a common occurrence in forests as well as treed backyards and parks. This species plays an important role in the ecosystem by dispersing and burying...
MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Gray Squirrel
The eastern gray squirrel is a common occurrence in forests as well as treed backyards and parks. This species plays an important role in the ecosystem by dispersing and burying...
MWC Eco-brief: Raptor Perches in Prairie
On the tallgrass prairie, prior to European settlement, large swaths of the landscape were free from shrubs or trees. Prairie songbirds often perched on towering prairie flowers, such as compassplant,...
MWC Eco-brief: Raptor Perches in Prairie
On the tallgrass prairie, prior to European settlement, large swaths of the landscape were free from shrubs or trees. Prairie songbirds often perched on towering prairie flowers, such as compassplant,...
MWC Eco-brief: Killdeer
The killdeer is a common plover that roams habitats with no, or very short, vegetation including wetlands, shorelines, farm fields, lawns, and parking lots. The killdeer scrapes out a shallow...
MWC Eco-brief: Killdeer
The killdeer is a common plover that roams habitats with no, or very short, vegetation including wetlands, shorelines, farm fields, lawns, and parking lots. The killdeer scrapes out a shallow...
MWC Eco-brief: Common Grackles disappearing
The common grackle is often thought of as a nuisance bird around yards, farmsteads, and businesses. But the grackle is experiencing significant declines in the Upper Midwest, with a decline...
MWC Eco-brief: Common Grackles disappearing
The common grackle is often thought of as a nuisance bird around yards, farmsteads, and businesses. But the grackle is experiencing significant declines in the Upper Midwest, with a decline...
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,...
