Northwest Nature Notes

The blog of the Slater Museum of Natural History

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

ODONATA EMERGENCE – A CHANGE IN VENUE

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Dragonflies (including damselflies, both in the order Odonata) are aquatic as larvae and terrestrial (and aerial) as ...
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

“TIS THE SEASON TO EAT DUCKLINGS,

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Fa la la la la, they’re good for you.” This just might be the spring song at the top of the Coyote Hit Parade. Ducks have been breed...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

ACCIPITERS IN A MUSEUM

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Sharp-shinned Hawk ( Accipiter striatus ), Cooper’s Hawk ( A. cooperii ) and Northern Goshawk ( A. gentilis ) are three...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

YAQUINA HEAD, PARADISE LOST?

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The islands off Yaquina Head in Oregon have always been just right for nesting seabirds. Isolation from the mainland gi...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

YES, WE HAVE VULTURES

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We often think of vultures as big, ominous-looking birds sitting around the carcass of a lion-killed wildebeest in Keny...
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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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