Of Ivory Gulls and Parasites

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Ivory Gull by Nathan Goldberg

Things seen in the Bird Division #11: 'Til death do us part

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A man stands smiling in front of an outdoor art installation, while several other people explore behind him.

A Cultural Trail on Chicago's South Lakefront

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Post-storm Northerly Island update

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Storm damage Northerly Island

Born from the Ashes

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Northerly Island reopens!

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Tea Parties, Bird Barf, and Rat Skulls

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A Diorama for Jerry's Guitar

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Photo @ Chad Anderson Photography.

A tropical wanderer visits the Midwest

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The traveling knot

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Red Knot 1YY, Montrose Beach, Chicago, 22 May 2015, 

History and birds come together: "Spring Migration Notes" from 1920 and its famous authors

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Birds get malaria, too

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The plight of Ivory Gulls illuminated by museum specimens

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In early January, birders from around the country trekked to try to see an Ivory Gull which spent a few days near Quincy, Illinois.

A recently discovered, yet undescribed "window" lichen from Hawaii

"Window" Lichens Mimic Highly-Adapted Desert Plants

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A recently discovered, yet undescribed window lichen from Hawaii

A selection of lichens with "baby" lichens (tiny phyllidia and lobules destined to form new lichen individuals)

How lichens reproduce with "greenhorn" baby lichens...

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A selection of lichens with baby lichens (tiny phyllidia and lobules destined to form new lichen individuals)

Bird of the week: Valentine's lovebirds

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What are the feathers in those Amazonian headdresses?

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New paper published about bird migration in Africa

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This Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) was seen migrating with groups of Steppe Buzzards (Buteo vulpinus) over Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda, on 16 March, 2013.

Follow up: A first for Illinois, discovered in the Field Museum's collection

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A first for Illinois, discovered in The Field Museum's collection

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A Cassin's Sparrow meets its end a long way from home

Cassin's Sparrow

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The Field Museum

Fields of Thought

How much science is needed for conservation?

The Man Who Mistook His Tarantula for a Hat

Recovering Peregrines with Mary

The Birds In My Backyard

About the Botany Department

Bat Calls From Kenya

My Life as a Malacologist

Media

Calumet Photos of the Month October & November 2011

Meet Kipunji

Frozen Fruit Bats

Understanding Turtle Ants

Na Bula, Fiji's Crown of Thorns

Calumet Photo of the Month August 2011

Science at FMNH : Ep. 24 - Human Impact on Ecosystems

Calumet Photo of the Month July 2011

Calumet Plant ID Series Trains Local Plant Enthusiasts

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Science at FMNH : Ep. 11 - Decomposition

ECCo and Community Partners Host Environmental Celebration at Beaubien Woods

Science at FMNH : Ep. 10 - Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Fungi

Science at FMNH : Ep. 6 - Biodiversity and Museum Collections

Science at FMNH : Ep. 4 - Threats for Early Land Plants

Science at FMNH : Ep. 3 - Oil Bodies Inside Early Land Plants

Science at FMNH : Ep. 2 - Environmental Significance of Early Land Plants

A woman holds up a little boy as they look into a taxidermy case filled with snakes, squirrels, and another small mammal.

What Is an Animal? & Animal Biology

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Opale Coutant

Diego J. Santana

Diego Santana Silva

Nigel Pitman

Farrah Carrasco

Farah Carrasco Rueda

Laura Guderyahn

Cameron Rutt

Ecology

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