At the far end of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies Kuaihelani – also known as Midway Atoll – a small set of islands ...

This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...

Fungi, fruit, and even carrion are other foods. Deer mice cache food, especially seeds, in holes in the ground, in tree cavities, and even in bird nests, storing up to 0.6 L (1 pt) in each location ...

he wrote in “The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds.” If not ... In particular, snakeskin seemed to deter small mammals like mice, which are known to take eggs. This discovery suggested additional ...