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The Weird, Wondrous and Vulnerable American Horseshoe Crab

Can the horseshoe crab, an animal that has survived largely unchanged for 450 million years, continue its remarkable record of longevity in a world dominated by humans? Maybe. Maybe not.

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Backyard Birding in Central India to Beat Lockdown

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A Better Way to Protect Birds From Power Lines

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The Winnowing of the Wilson’s Snipe

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The Coolest Kingfishers from Six Continents

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Meet the Frogmouth, Australia’s Weirdest Bird

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Boucher’s Birding Blog: Apps for the Smart Birder — Which One Should You Use?

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Zero to Hero: Birding Edition

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Birding for People Who Do Not Like Lists

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Ode to Merlin

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A Long Journey to 5,000 Birds: 34 Years, 6 Continents, & 47 Countries

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Misadventures in Suburban Birding

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Can Tourism Save the Ocellated Turkey?

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Hate Birding Lists? Try A Yard List

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Fall in Love with the American Kestrel on Our Nest Cam

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Poisoning Vultures Will Come Back to Bite Us

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It’s Not Easy Being a Hatchling

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Lek’s Watch Greater Sage Grouse

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Kumuls on Camera: Photographing Birds-of-Paradise in Papua New Guinea

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Birds that Carry Lit Candles & The Importance of Avian Innovation

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Tiger Sharks Feast on Songbirds. Yes, Songbirds.

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Enjoy the Red-Winged Blackbird Show

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Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

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Blue Jay: A New Look At a Common Feeder Bird

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A New Life for Old Bird Data

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In Search of Australia’s Amazing Rainbow Finch

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Are Neonicotinoids the Next DDT?

The word’s most widely used insecticides are likely causing widespread declines in bird and insects populations.

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This Upland Sandpiper Was Banded 13 Years Ago. And It’s Still Alive.

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