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6 Surprising Tales of Predatory Birds
Pelicans gulping pigeons, herons swallowing alligators and other weird feeding behaviors among our feathered friends.
Kestrel Cam: A Story from Egg to Falcon
It’s an intimate moment. On this mid-morning in late May, the sun is just creeping through the hole in the […]
Hollow Homes: Meet the Warblers That Nest in Tree Cavities
Meet the prothonotary and Lucy’s warblers, two birds with very interesting nesting needs
More Cool Facts About the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Meet the scientist who’s a sucker for sapsuckers.
How Cattle Egrets Took Over the World
In the past 150 years, cattle egrets have self-populated nearly every continent on earth. Just how, and why, remains somewhat of a mystery.
Holes and Weeping Trees: What’s up with the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?
The sapsucker needs, well…sap. And lots of it. Here’s how it gets it.
Stayin’ Alive at the Seabird Disco
Seabird discos - complete with fake birds, mirrors, and a sound system - help restore breeding bird populations in the Caribbean.
Tracking a Night-Time River of Birds
Many birds migrate at night. Here’s how researchers track them.
Linking Birds, Farmer Attitudes and Conservation
A new paper examines how farmer attitudes towards birds affect on-farm conservation practices.
Take Down Your Feeders: Salmonella is Killing Songbirds
Bird feeding is spreading salmonella. Here’s how you can help.
Hope and Peril for North America’s “Snow Parrot”
North America’s sole remaining native parrot faces an endless litany of threats. But there’s hope.
Remove the Rats, Restore the Seashore
New science from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands finds that eradicating invasive rodents helps restore marine habitats, too.
