Northwest Nature Notes

The blog of the Slater Museum of Natural History

Showing posts with label plumages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plumages. Show all posts
Thursday, May 2, 2013

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS - NOT ALWAYS BLACK-BELLIED

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Many of the common names given to organisms are descriptive, but sometimes the description is valid for only some of the individ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

THE SWALLOWS ARE RETURNING

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This isn't Capistrano, but our swallows are on their way back from their wintering grounds. The first to come are Tre...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

THE COMMON SEAGULL

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Seagull? Everyone knows what a seagull is, but why do we use that name for them? They are gulls, GULLS. We don’t have “seaducks” or “sealoon...
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Slater Museum of Natural History
Our goals are to preserve and provide a collection of specimens to be used for research and education. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the Slater Museum is one of the region's significant repositories for bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and plant specimens from the Pacific Northwest. In addition, we strive to educate the local community about nature and about the value of museums.
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