The Sibley Nature Center Library
Articles from Wildlife
Birds
- On The Trail: Black-tailed Prairie Dogs and Their Burrowing Owls
| Jan 14th 2021 | Articles
- Bird Behavior
This photo essay showcases photographs reflecting behavior of birds in the Llano Estacado | Mar 13th 2017 | Photo Essays
- White Winged Doves
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael W. Nickell | Jan 12th 2017 | Articles
- Bull-Bats
On the Trail with Michael Nickell | May 12th 2016 | Articles
- Killdeer
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael Nickell | Apr 21st 2016 | Articles
- Tyrant Flycatchers
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael Nickell | Apr 14th 2016 | Articles
- Roadrunners
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Mar 17th 2016 | Photo Essays
- On the Trail - Waterfowl
Waterfowl | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- On the Trail - Playas
Playas and Playa Lakes | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- On the Trail - Saltwater Playas
Saltwater Playa Lakes | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- On the Trail - Bird Migration
Bird Migration | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- Animal Behavior: Ornithological Research
What might be learned by leg-banding doves. | Feb 11th 2015 | Photo Essays
- Animal Behaviors: Birds
Birds | Feb 11th 2015 | Photo Essays
- Ornithological Research
What might be learned by leg-banding doves | Nov 12th 2014 | Photo Essays
- What a Turkey!
Don't Underestimate the Intelligence of this Bird | Jan 20th 2013 | Articles
- The prettiest bird you have never seen
| Dec 9th 2012 | Articles
- Barn Owls have become more common over the years
| Feb 19th 2012 | Articles
- Are Mourning Doves Declining?
Research in Midland County seeks to find out if mourning doves are declining | Aug 1st 2007 | Articles
- Hummingbirds
The favorite bird of the Llaneros | Aug 13th 2000 | Articles
- Kingbirds and grasshoppers on the Llano Estacado
| Jun 18th 2000 | Articles
- Magoosh the Roadrunner
Part 2 | Apr 23rd 2000 | Articles
- The Ethics of Finding an Injured Bird
| Feb 13th 2000 | Articles
- Sandhill Cranes
The symbol of winter on the Llano Estacado | Jan 2nd 2000 | Articles
- Meet Magoosh the Roadrunner
(Part 1) | Sep 12th 1999 | Articles
Featured
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Microhabitats
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell
May 24th 2017 -
Are Mourning Doves Declining?
Research in Midland County seeks to find out if mourning doves are declining
Aug 1st 2007 -
Buffalo Ecology
Before the Llano Estacado was settled
May 21st 2000 -
Sandhill Cranes
The symbol of winter on the Llano Estacado
Jan 2nd 2000 -
Butterfly Identification
To indulge in butterfly identification is great fun!
Oct 10th 1999 -
Too Many Bugs!
Sometimes there are just too many bugs!
Aug 1st 1999 -
Facing Bugs Without Fear
Getting kids to go from "Oh, yuck!" to "Oh, wow!"
Jul 18th 1999
Herptiles
- American Spadefoot Toads
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Nov 12th 2020 | Photo Essays
- The Night It Rained Toads
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ July, 1961 | Jul 9th 2017 | Articles
- The Big Bluff – Hog-Nosed Snake
The Big Bluff – Hog-Nosed Snake ~ February, 1958 | Jul 9th 2017 | Articles
- Horned Lizards
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael W. Nickell | Sep 15th 2016 | Articles
- Bull Snakes
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael W. Nickell | Jul 20th 2016 | Articles
- Yard box Turtles
The Favorite Wild Animal of Llaneros | Nov 25th 2014 | Articles
- Have rattlesnakes stopped rattling?
| Aug 7th 2011 | Articles
- The Box Turtle
The perfect model for life in the summer | Jul 7th 2010 | Articles
- Disappearing Amphibians
“Disappearing Amphibians” talk by UT Jackson School of Geosciences at Sibley | Jan 26th 2009 | Articles
- Horned Lizards
A summer’s fascination in adaptation -- Horned lizards | Aug 20th 2008 | Articles
- Local sightings of “Mojave rattlesnakes” are a symptom of hysteria
Local sightings of “Mojave rattlesnakes” are a symptom of hysteria caused by “nature-deficit disorder” | Oct 4th 2006 | Articles
- The Accidental Immigrant
Geckos and Anoles are accidental immigrants to the Llano Estacado | Nov 10th 2002 | Articles
- Mojave Rattlesnakes
Mojave Rattlesnakes are not found North and East of the Pecos River | Oct 27th 2002 | Articles
- "Taming" a Whiptail Lizard
Doing the Impossible -- "taming" a whiptail lizard | Aug 25th 2002 | Articles
- Little Snakes are not Baby Rattlesnakes
| Aug 11th 2002 | Articles
- Are Snakes Evil?
| Oct 14th 2001 | Articles
- Salient Batrachians
Salient Batrachians on the Llano Estacado | Oct 19th 2000 | Articles
- Evolution of the Couch's Spadefoot Toad
New genetic strain of Couch's Spadefoot Toad in Midland? | Jul 16th 2000 | Articles
- Yard box turtles
The favorite wild animal of Llaneros | Sep 26th 1999 | Articles
Invertebrates
- Recluse Spiders
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Nov 12th 2020 | Photo Essays
- Yuccas and Their Moths
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Nov 12th 2020 | Photo Essays
- Tachinid Flies
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Nov 12th 2020 | Photo Essays
- Hitching a Ride
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Nov 12th 2020 | Photo Essays
- Ladybug, Ladybug
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ June, 1974 | Aug 27th 2017 | Articles
- Jumping Spiders
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ September, 1968 | Aug 27th 2017 | Articles
- Child-Of-The-Earth (Solifugae)
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ April, 1965 | Aug 27th 2017 | Articles
- A Celebration of Odonates
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Aug 10th 2017 | Photo Essays
- Caterpillars
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Jul 13th 2017 | Photo Essays
- Butterfly Season
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ November, 1979 | Jul 9th 2017 | Articles
- Eyespots
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Jun 20th 2017 | Photo Essays
- Monarch Watch
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Nov 10th 2016 | Photo Essays
- Ambush Predators
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Oct 20th 2016 | Photo Essays
- Aphaenogaster
On the Trail with Sibley Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Aug 18th 2016 | Articles
- Cerambycidae
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael W. Nickell | Jul 14th 2016 | Articles
- Aquatic Insects
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Jun 16th 2016 | Photo Essays
- Honeybee Swarm
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael W. Nickell | Mar 31st 2016 | Articles
- On the Trail - Pond Life
Common Dragonflies and Damselflies of Midland and Sibley Pond by Susan Ensenat May | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- On the Trail - Ants
Ants | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- On the Trail - Butterfly Migration
The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- On the Trail - Yucca
Yuccas, Moths and Coevolution | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- To Indulge in Butterfly Identification is Great Fun!
Wild On The Prairie: Invertebrates | Feb 9th 2015 | Articles
- Sometimes There are Just Too Many Bugs!
Wild on the Prairie: Invertebrates | Feb 9th 2015 | Articles
- Facing Bugs without Fear and Revulsion
Wild on the Prairie: Invertebrates | Feb 9th 2015 | Articles
- Insects of the Lotebush
Documentation of the overwintering ovaries | Nov 13th 2014 | Photo Essays
- Butterfly Identification
To indulge in butterfly identification is great fun! | Oct 10th 1999 | Articles
- Too Many Bugs!
Sometimes there are just too many bugs! | Aug 1st 1999 | Articles
- Facing Bugs Without Fear
Getting kids to go from "Oh, yuck!" to "Oh, wow!" | Jul 18th 1999 | Articles
Mammals
- On The Trail: Black-tailed Prairie Dogs and Their Burrowing Owls
| Jan 14th 2021 | Articles
- Ringtailed Cat
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ January , 1972 | Jul 9th 2017 | Articles
- Pronghorn
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ October, 1972 | May 13th 2017 | Articles
- Mountain Lion
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ June, 1961 | May 13th 2017 | Articles
- Mammals of Midland County: Ground Squirrels
The Essays of Frances Williams ~ September, 1964 | May 13th 2017 | Articles
- A Prickly Visitor
The Essays of Frances Williams | Mar 28th 2017 | Articles
- Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
On the Trail with Museum Scientist Michael W. Nickell | Mar 20th 2017 | Articles
- Keystone Species
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Sep 22nd 2016 | Photo Essays
- On the Trail - Woodrats
Southern Plains Woodrat at Sibley Nature Center by Susan Ensenat May | May 8th 2015 | Articles
- Buffalo Ecology
Before the Llano Estacado was settled | May 21st 2000 | Articles
- The Buffalo Prairie Ecosystem
The surprising role of prairie dogs | Apr 30th 2000 | Articles
- Comanche Burrowing Owl
An American Folktale | Dec 5th 1999 | Articles
Reptiles
- Rattlesnakes
On the Trail with Museum Scientist, Michael W. Nickell | Oct 5th 2018 | Photo Essays
- Horned Lizards
The Essays of Frances Williams, October 1964 | May 13th 2017 | Articles