At 6:30 on a Wednesday morning, the early August sun creeps over a rocky ridge at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. Dense stands of Gambel oak, Utah serviceberry and rabbitbrush spring up from the grassy meadows around Morefield Campground. Birdsong and the whir of hummingbird wings mingle with human whispers in the chilly […]
Jean Palumbo
Posted inSeptember 5, 2011: For the love of hummers
Citizen scientists gather data on wildlife
The wildlife species about which we have little or no information far outnumber those that are thoroughly studied and documented. Basic population trends are missing for even some of the best-known species, such as the Mexican spotted owl and the northern leopard frog. Better coordination between state and federal agencies could ensure that researchers collect […]