New Video Exposes the Yellow-Breasted Chat as a Total Trash Bird
December 02, 2016 —
Don’t let the mean old city get you down, buddy.
Birds in the News
Hundreds of Tufted Puffin Deaths Suggest Dangers of Warming Seas
November 23, 2016 —
The recent die-off is the latest in a string of mysterious seabird mortalities in the Pacific Ocean.
Landslide Triggered by New Zealand Earthquake Crushes Rare Seabird Colony
November 23, 2016 —
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake last week might have killed up to a quarter of the world's Hutton's Shearwaters.
The Common Swift Is No Longer the Fastest-Flying Animal
November 21, 2016 —
And here's a surprise: It wasn't even dethroned by another bird.
Was an Owl the Real Culprit in the Peterson Murder Mystery?
November 12, 2016 —
A grisly whodunit may rest on the oddest criminal defense theory in recent history. We asked the experts if it’s possible.
The Saga of 16-11, a Star-Crossed Whooping Crane Now in Mating Rehab
November 10, 2016 —
This fall, an endangered Whooping Crane that produced a hybrid chick with a Sandhill Crane had to be removed from the wild. This is his story.
Yes! More Australian Night Parrots Have Been Discovered
November 01, 2016 —
The nocturnal bird is so rare that it was once thought to be extinct. This recent discovery gives its struggling population a big boost.
Should the Whooping Crane Shooter's Fine Have Been Higher?
October 28, 2016 —
The Texas man who killed two of the endangered birds will pay $25,810—one-fifth the cost of raising a single Whooping Crane to adulthood.
