Outside the lab and the library, I'm an avid birdwatcher. Since I'm not always the most dedicated when it comes to reading papers to generate new content, I think a weekly bird post will liven things ...

Common ravens (Corvus corax; ravens) are known nest predators that have the ability to negatively impact nesting birds, including imperiled species of seabirds and shorebirds. We conducted systematic ...

“Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.’” Who doesn’t recognize that unmistakable phrase? Edgar Allan Poe immortalized the spirit of the raven in a way that has not been duplicated. This small phrase possibly ...

Common ravens are entirely black, right down to the legs, eyes and beak. Not just large but massive, with a thick neck, shaggy throat feathers, and a bowie knife of a beak. In flight, ravens have long ...

The common raven (Corvus corax) is the type species of the genus Corvus and is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is the largest of these birds and is known as a scavenger and predator that ...

Halloween celebrations and decorations bring spooky stories, ghosts and goblins. Along with the skeletons, tombstones and zombies, we often portray Halloween with the statues, pictures and sounds of ...

What is that bird? There are some members of the Sierra Foothills Audubon Society that can identify more than 500 different species of birds. I can usually identify about 50 or so. The nice thing is ...

The common raven (Corvus corax) is a species of the genus Corvus and is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. These birds are scavengers and predators that can live in a variety of climates, from ...

The raven has a special place in many mythologies: the Native American trickster, the companions of Odin in Norse mythology, and the midnight visitor in Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem. Once numerous in ...