All Bird and Conservation News

July 02, 2020 — A grassland species named for an ornithologist who later became a Confederate general, the longspur has sparked a fiery debate over which honorific bird names should be reconsidered. Some say all of them.

July 02, 2020 — A modified dialect of male song began in a local population in western Canada and, in two decades, traveled to birds more than 1,800 miles away.

July 02, 2020 — Outrage isn't enough. Robin DiAngelo, the author of ‘White Fragility,’ explains why the birding community must examine itself.

July 01, 2020 — The eaglet, spotted by a local birdwatcher, is evidence that Massachusetts' eagle population is thriving after being wiped out by DDT by the mid-1960s.

June 30, 2020 — Also this month: Why do birds sing more in the early morning? And why does North America have so many birds with crests?

June 30, 2020 — House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis offers guidance for rebuilding a cleaner future in the wake of COVID-19

June 26, 2020 — With school out due to COVID-19, Scott Edwards decided to make a lifelong dream a reality. Now his ride has taken on even more meaning.

June 25, 2020 — New research shows that fish eggs don't just survive the journey through a mallard's digestive system intact, but they can still be viable.

June 22, 2020 — Feather brightness may indicate superior genes in species that sport crimson feathers.

June 22, 2020 — As an avian biologist for Audubon Louisiana Katie Percy’s conscience guides the way while her passion drives the work.