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| Western Tanager / Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS |
- Analysis of point count data over several decades from multiple locations shows declines in boreal birds like Bicknell's Thrush and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
- The dependence of so many birds on the boreal forest is why it is critical to preserve as much of it as possible.
- Conservation in the wild is more important than captive breeding for endangered species like the Great Indian Bustard.
- The endangered Buff-breasted Button-Quail may be threatened by a controversial agricultural project.
- Driving on beaches can do significant harm to coastal wildlife, especially during the breeding season.
- A Red-tailed Hawk has been hunting squirrels on the White House lawn.
- A dozen Peregrine Falcon chicks hatched and were banded on three NYC bridges.
- A fossil bird with ribbon-like tail feathers was found in Brazil.
- Laura's Birding Blog: Protecting Plovers
- Conservancy Talk: Yellow Spring Beauty: Meet the Rare Wildflower of New Jersey
- Ocean Currents: Aftermath of Santa Barbara’s Oil Spill: What’s Happening in the Marine Environment?
- Birding Dude: Franklin's Gull in Brooklyn NY
- Not Exactly Rocket Science: How Do African Grasslands Support So Many Plant-Eaters?
- Anything Larus: The Emergence of 2nd Basic Upperwing Coverts in 1st Summer Ring-billed Gulls
- A new analysis of temperature data confirms that the so-called global warming pause was not really a pause.
- A proposal to harvest plastic waste from the ocean may not be as effective as beach cleanups and reducing plastic waste at the source.
- Seven new miniaturized frog species were found in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest.
