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Ornithology

Bird migration
Environment
As the climate changes, migratory birds are losing their way
Scarlet tanager
Environment
Spring’s uncertain arrival poses problems for migrating birds
Arts, Culture & Media
Decoding Nature’s Most Elaborate Mating Dances
Arts, Culture & Media
Decoding Nature’s Most Elaborate Mating Dances
Flamingos have enjoyed a resurgence in Florida over the last 50 years. Notice that the young flamingo in the middle is gray and not the iconic pink. Flamingos gain their pinkish color over time through their diet — mainly shrimp.
Science
New study sheds light on the debate over the origins of flamingos in Florida
A common loon swimming on Gull Lake in Ontario, Canada. The loon already appears on Canadian currency, and it may soon be the country's national bird.
Environment
Canadians vote for a national bird, and the loon is in the lead
A Bohemian waxwing eating fermented berries
Environment
Boozy birds in the Canadian Yukon can end up in the drunk tank
Food
You might want extra life insurance before trying some of the recipes in this cookbook
A bald eagle spreads it wings. The eagle is just one of hundreds of North American birds now threatened by the effects of climate change
Environment
Even the symbol of America is now at risk from climate change
Environment
A British city welcomes glowworms, hedgehogs and birds that sleep while flying
Business, Economics and Jobs
In Bulgaria, vulture a critical part of local economy, sanitation infrastructure
Pollution problem in Uganda leads to explosion in scavenger stork population
Environment
VIDEO: Endangered cranes, other migratory birds confounded by Texas drought
Environment
Illegal bird trapping a surging problem in Cyprus
Environment
Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters
Saving birds from BP’s Oil
BirdNote® All That Jazz
“Trash”Animals
Bald Eagles on the Connecticut River
BirdNote © Sage Grouse
Arts, Culture & Media
Why Vultures are Important for Bulgaria
BirdNote®
BirdNote ® Spruce Grouse
Environment
Bird Population on Decline in Britain
BirdNote ® Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Conflict & Justice
Okinawa Outrage Over Rape by US Sailors
Bird Note-Migrating Geese
Marabou Stork
Great Blue Heron
BirdNote® Gulls of Summer
Audubon’s Birds of America
Following Sandhill Cranes
BirdNote ® How Much Birds Sing
BirdNote® Limpkin, Bird of the Swamp
Environment
Antarctica: Penguin Population Double Previous Estimate
The Continuing Plight of the Sage Grouse
Sandhill Cranes Prepare for Liftoff
Emerging Science Note: Winds of Change
Environment
The Epic Migration of a Songbird
BirdNote® Kittiwake, Kittiwake, Kittiwake!
BirdNote ® Why Arctic Terns Have Short Beaks
BirdNote® Bohemian Waxwings
Tiger Sharks Dine on Migrating Birds
Conflict & Justice
Illegal Bird Trapping in Cyprus
Snow Geese – Up and Away
BirdNote® Aplomado Falcon – Species Recovery in the Works
BirdNote® Gull Identification
BirdNote®/ White-throated Swifts
BirdNote®/Common Murres’ Swimming Migration
BirdNote® – Choosing Where to Nest
Loon Crosses the Lake
BirdNote® How Brown Pelicans Dive
Return of the Trumpeter Swans
In Search of: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Winged Rats or Wronged Warriors?
Just Say No to Cerulean Warbler
Night Flight
The Living on Earth Almanac
Central Park Hawks
Nature in American Pop Culture