Edgelands are the forgotten places in a city: the abandoned lots, warehouses, railroad tracks, and parking lots that have fallen into disrepair. As years go by, weed seeds germinate through cracks in the asphalt and a new urban ecology begins. Native and non-native plants take root and wildlife food and shelter are reintroduced. This site explores the values of neglected urban wildscapes and points out why we need them in the city.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Bird compositions are changing from bird feeding
A recently published paper by Plummer et al in Nature (Nature communities 10) reveals that in a forty year study, urban bird populations are changing to feeder-oriented birds. So the birds on seed bags is actually an urban bird checklist!
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