Recent developments and in-depth articles about birdwatching, conservation, notable species, and scientific discoveries.
Two new exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., call attention to North American bird species that have been lost to extinction. The exhibits … Read More “Smithsonian displays North America’s lost birds”
Northern Saw-whet Owls and Western Screech-Owls are tiny birds. Each weighs between three and seven ounces, or about the same as a small cell phone … Read More “Innovative screens help save tiny western owls”
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster sent 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over nearly three months, creating a slick at least … Read More “At least 820,000 birds perished in the 2010 Gulf oil spill”
Biologists have new hope for Mangrove Finch, the most threatened bird species in the Galápagos Islands, following the release in spring 2014 of 15 captive-reared … Read More “Fortunes improve for the most threatened bird species in the Galápagos”
A bird in the flowerpecker family from a small chain of islands in Indonesia is a unique species, not a subspecies, as it has been … Read More “Genetic research reveals new bird species in Indonesia, suggests more birds remain undiscovered”
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”
Birders: The Central Park Effect debuted on HBO in July 2012. I reviewed it on an earlier version of this website that year on July … Read More “Film about Central Park and its birders explores birdwatching, ‘this deeply human activity’”
Pinyon Jay and Clark’s Nutcracker hide thousands of seeds each fall — and find them with astonishing accuracy each winter Read More “Finding Pinyon Jay and Clark’s Nutcracker”
Many of the world’s flightless bird species, the ratites, are related to each other, despite the fact that they live far apart. The Ostrich is … Read More “New twist in evolution of flightless birds”
Biologists who searched for endangered Kirtland’s Warblers at Garrison Petawawa in Ontario last year detected three males and one female but, for the second time … Read More “Kirtland’s Warblers in Ontario have fledged 27 young since 2007”
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