Birds in the News

An Elegy for America's Oldest Bald Eagle
June 25, 2015 — Eagle 629-03142 lived to see its species come back from the brink—and even played a role in the recovery.
Climate-Threatened Birds
RIP Donald Featherstone, Plastic Flamingo Inventor
June 24, 2015 — This sculptor spread joy, two pointy legs at a time.
Tweets From Beaks
June 24, 2015 — Twitter got a bit more literal last week when birds took center stage on a British resort company’s account.
Conservation
The Men Who Save Baby Owls
June 22, 2015 — When a nestling tumbles to earth, these guys are there to help.
Ornitho-logic
The new set of Coastal Birds stamps
Stamp of Approval
June 19, 2015 — A new set of stylized birds is coming to your mailbox.
The Hoopoe: Emissary of Kings, Secreter of Stink
June 19, 2015
The Sketch
An Appetite for Extinction
June 17, 2015 — Could market hunting drive the Yellow-breasted Bunting the way of the Passenger Pigeon?
Desperate Housewives: The Bird Version
June 16, 2015 — When a male Great Tit snoozes, its sperm loses.
Confessions of a Goose-Puncher
June 16, 2015 — Everyone loses their cool sometimes. In an op-ed in The Onion, CEO David Yarnold owns up to losing his (just the one time).
Cracking the Safe
June 15, 2015 — A woodpecker's tongue is a powerful force against tree bark.
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