Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
ornithology
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
With the drop in new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, farms should now be reviewing and implementing changes to become more biosecure before the fall wild bird migration. Some changes to the farm will take little effort or cost but will boost security. The first thing to review is...
Birds keep returning. At times, it’s like a new bird is putting in an appearance every day. Some of the returning species are showy, others are more subtle in their beauty. The rose-breasted grosbeak is definitely one of the birds in the showy category. In fact, I’d suggest that a...
Birds keep returning. At times, it’s like a new bird is putting in an appearance every day. Some of the returning species are showy, others are more subtle in their beauty. The rose-breasted grosbeak is definitely one of the birds in the showy category. In fact, I’d suggest that a...