Jillian Mock is a freelancer based out of New York City. She is a former editorial fellow at Audubon and a current contributor to Audubon magazine. 

Articles by Jillian Mock

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These Photos Reveal the Pollination Secrets of Florida’s Most Elusive Flower

By Jillian Mock
July 11, 2019 — Despite extensive efforts, nobody had ever definitively documented the pollination of the ghost orchid, a mysterious plant that grows in the towering trees of the Everglades—until now.
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These Birds of Prey Have Eyes in the Backs of Their Heads

By Jillian Mock
July 02, 2019 — With feathers that look like eye spots, some falcons, hawks, and owls are always watching.
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Lead Ammo, the Top Threat to Condors, Is Now Outlawed in California

By Jillian Mock
July 01, 2019 — Bullet fragments routinely poison California Condors. With cooperation from hunters, the ban could be a turning point for the endangered icons.
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Sooty Tern Vomit Tells a Worrisome Story

By Jillian Mock
May 06, 2019 — Populations of the seabird on Ascension Island have plummeted since the 1950s. A disrupted food chain could be to blame, scientists say.
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Did Crows Actually Make These Gifts for the Human Who Feeds Them?

By Jillian Mock
May 03, 2019 — The corvid brainiacs are known to leave trinkets behind, but scientists caution against reading too much into their motives.
In the Field

A Birder's Workout Guide for Preventing Warbler Neck

By Jillian Mock
May 02, 2019 — Feeling the burn during migration? Build your core muscles with these six expert-approved exercises.
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When David Sibley Is Your Art Teacher

By Jillian Mock
April 26, 2019 — The esteemed ornithologist recently visited Brooklyn elementary schoolers taking part in Audubon New York's "For the Birds!" education program.
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Rude: Kingfishers, Grebes, and Gulls Are Among the Internet's Least Popular Birds

By Jillian Mock
April 24, 2019 — A new analysis of Google searches suggests some pretty great species aren't getting the attention they deserve. It's time to change that.
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Nuthatches Take Up Nannying When There’s a Shortage of Mates

By Jillian Mock
March 28, 2019 — A forest experiment in Florida reveals what drives male Brown-headed Nuthatches to care for other couples’ chicks.
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How Birds Are Helping Scientists Reimagine a Feathered T. Rex

By Jillian Mock
March 12, 2019 — New insights about the predator's brains, speed, and appearance are being discovered by comparing fossilized dinosaurs to their living relatives.