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Year in review: The 50 most important stories about birds and birdwatchers of 2015
he Big Year listing record was broken — no, shattered. Kirtland’s Warblers in Wisconsin and Peregrine Falcons in Florida set records, while counters in Duluth tallied 90,000 birds. In … Read More “Year in review: The 50 most important stories about birds and birdwatchers of 2015”
The 50 most important stories about birds and birdwatchers of 2014
Ice covered the Great Lakes. David Sibley revised his famous field guide. Laura Erickson was honored. And a Massachusetts birder pedaled across the country. Lesser … Read More “The 50 most important stories about birds and birdwatchers of 2014”
Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’
Move is one of several anti-environmental actions in administration’s final weeks. Read More “Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’”
3 inspiring, essential books for birders
Reviews of new books about sage-grouse, Rachel Carson’s writings, and evolution and extinction among Hawaii’s native birds. Read More “3 inspiring, essential books for birders”
Eldon Greij describes birds’ varied and surprising mating strategies
For birds and other organisms, winning at the game of life is defined as leaving behind more offspring than other members of your species. Biologists … Read More “Eldon Greij describes birds’ varied and surprising mating strategies”
What Malheur, and all national wildlife refuges, mean to birders
If the recent occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has a silver lining, it’s that more people than usual came across the words “national … Read More “What Malheur, and all national wildlife refuges, mean to birders”
Hey world: All wild animals, not just elephants, need your voice
Over the last week, something truly remarkable has happened in our political discourse. A conservation issue — trophy hunting of big game — made international … Read More “Hey world: All wild animals, not just elephants, need your voice”
Maps from eBird show where to look for Greater Scaup
In On the Move, our regular column about migration, we present pairs of distribution maps from eBird that you can use to compare where interesting birds are at different … Read More “Maps from eBird show where to look for Greater Scaup”
Researcher Terry Rich launches survey of American birders
Longtime contributor hopes to help ‘improve public policies for bird conservation.’ Read More “Researcher Terry Rich launches survey of American birders”