Jillian Mock

Reporter, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ magazine
About

Jillian Mock is a freelancer based out of New York City. She is a former editorial fellow at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and a current contributor to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ magazine. 

Articles by Jillian Mock

Jillian's Awesome Grasshopper Sparrow Story
March 14, 2019 — Don't want to miss it!
How Birds Are Helping Scientists Reimagine a Feathered T. Rex
March 12, 2019 — New insights about the predator's brains, speed, and appearance are being discovered by comparing fossilized dinosaurs to their living relatives.
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The National Parks Have a Diversity Problem. This Couple Has Been Working for 20 Years to Fix It.
February 27, 2019 — Audrey and Frank Peterman want any and everyone to get outside and get involved in the environmental movement.
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Hummingbirds Shake Their Tail Feathers to Generate High-Pitched Sounds
February 15, 2019 — Some male hummingbirds have special feathers that audibly vibrate as they zoom around to impress females. Listen here.
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The Golden-cheeked Warbler Is Still Endangered, Federal Judge Rules
February 08, 2019 — Developers have lost the latest fight in their battle to delist the species, which breeds only in Texas Hill Country.
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Puffins Amp Up Their Sex Appeal With Glowing Beaks
February 05, 2019 — New research adds the Atlantic Puffin to a growing list of birds with features that react to ultraviolet light.
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Confirmed: Two Endangered Seabirds Have Been Rediscovered on Oahu
February 01, 2019 — Thought to be extinct on the Hawaiian Island for centuries, Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels were found using acoustic monitoring.
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Guardians of the Grebes
September 27, 2018 — To protect climate-threatened Hooded Grebes, volunteers camp out at remote, high-elevation lakes in Patagonia for the entire breeding season.
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In Alaska, Starving Seabirds and Empty Colonies Signal a Broken Ecosystem
September 11, 2018 — Mass die-offs and breeding failures, now ongoing for years, have marine biologists worried that this is a new normal caused by climate change.
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¿Comó se llama? How Birds Get Their Spanish Names
August 31, 2018 — Bilingual birding can offer a deeper understanding of the species we seek, while also helping to bridge communities across the Americas.
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