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A Video Captures the Dreadful Toll Window Strikes Take on Migrating Birds
September 16, 2021 — Grisly visuals from New York City show mass bird death, but they're just a glimpse of what happens in cities nationwide.
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You Could Use Some Good Bird News
September 10, 2021 — Stop doomscrolling and check out these hopeful stories.
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Three Marbled Godwits, which are large shorebirds, walk in the surge. The image takes on an orange hue, including the birds, due to wildlife smoke. The birds look purposeful and determined as they stride toward the camera.
How a Photographer Captured This Eerie Shot of Godwits in the Haze
September 09, 2021 — Sebastian Velasquez ventured onto a smoky California beach to photograph birds foraging in a landscape choked by wildfire.
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Why Switzerland Is Growing A Native Plant Oasis in the Heart of Washington
September 08, 2021 — The Swiss ambassador, an avid birder and bird photographer, is on a mission to remake a former farm into a biodiversity haven.
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Chicago's Rose the Piping Plover Hits the Beach in Florida Just in Time for World Shorebird Day
September 03, 2021 — Staff with Audubon Great Lakes and Audubon Florida work collectively year-round to keep the plovers safe no matter where they are.
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Preparing for a Botulism Outbreak on the Klamath
September 03, 2021 — Wildlife Rehabilitators with Bird Ally X Give an Insider’s Look
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How the Boreal Forest Can Help Protect Birds (and the Planet) from Climate Change
September 02, 2021 — As areas like the Pacific Flyway heat up, we turn towards nature-based climate solutions for answers. (part of our series on climate change in the Pacific Flyway)
Boreal Forests
Hands of a bird bander hold a small fluffy bird with white chest and speckled back.
Nesting Common Terns Get a New Island Home in Buffalo
September 02, 2021 — The newly constructed island is a part of a larger suite of bird and fish habitat restoration projects in the Niagara River and environs.
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Feeding Birds Could Get Pricey This Year
September 01, 2021 — The severe drought pummeling the West and the Great Plains is one key reason for an expected spike in the cost of popular bird foods.
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Ask Kenn: Why Have Roseate Spoonbills Invaded the North This Summer?
August 31, 2021 — Also this month: Is fall really the hardest season for identifying birds? Kenn Kaufman doesn't think so.
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