Birds in the News

No, Barred Owls Are Not Trying to Kill You
February 09, 2015 — Some Oregon joggers have learned the hard way just how protective these raptors can be when nesting.
A Funeral for Crows
February 06, 2015 — It's not just about mourning a fellow corvid.
The Champion Egg-Layers of the Bird World
February 06, 2015 — When it comes to reproductive investment, which birds win? Not the ones you were expecting.
Rare Helmeted Hornbills Found on Black Market
February 05, 2015 — Undercover agents have discovered a fresh and growing appetite for hornbill jewelry, ornaments, and trinkets in Asia.
Fancy Pigeons and Mike Tyson Collide in Grand National Pigeon Show
February 04, 2015 — While you were watching the Super Bowl, real birds were competing in a slightly different sport.
What's a Human Doing in My Wildlife Documentary?
February 04, 2015 — PBS launches a new series that questions the very definition of the nature-filming niche.
California Waterbirds Hit With Mysterious Goo
February 04, 2015 — With dead ducks and grebes washing ashore in San Francisco Bay, how do wildlife organizations cope with puzzling toxic spills?
Chicks, Like Humans, Count from Left to Right
February 02, 2015 — New research shows chickens may imagine bigger values to the right, suggesting the mental number line originated millions of years ago.
20 New Bird Species for Myanmar
February 02, 2015 — A four-year-long count yields over a thousand avian species for the South Asian country.
Bald Eagles Come to the Big Apple
January 30, 2015 — For the first time, the once-endangered bird is nesting in New York City.