Birds

Tribe and Environmentalists to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts to Threatened Owls

The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it permitted mineral exploration. Photo evidence shows otherwise.

By Wyatt Myskow

Avian Flu Has Killed Thousands of Birds in the U.S. Pennsylvania Is at the Epicenter.

By Kiley Bense

Birders Around the World Help Track ‘the Heartbeats of the Planet’

By Kiley Price

Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals

By Amy Green

On Michigan Cherry Farms, Small Falcons Are Improving Food Safety

By K.R. Callaway

An Idaho Bird Research Station Rises From the Ashes of a Wildfire

By William von Herff

Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals

By Teresa Tomassoni

Protecting Puffins in Maine Is an Emotional Commitment

By Derrick Z. Jackson, The Equation

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Stargazing Sheds Light on the Dark Sky Movement

By K.R. Callaway

The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence?

By Charles Paullin

Changes in Nature’s Symphony Can Reflect Climate Impacts

By Kiley Price

Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate

By Bob Berwyn

Mounting Habitat Pressures Prompt New Conservation Program for Ailing Florida Bird

By Amy Green

Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Success Story about Shorebird Conservation

By Jon Hurdle

Birds That Live Long and Slow May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change, Research Finds

By Kiley Price

California Rice Fields Offer Threatened Migratory Waterbirds a Lifeline

By Liza Gross

Oil and Gas Waste ‘Oiled’ the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin

By Martha Pskowski

A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Summer

Text and photos by David Sassoon

Hope for North America’s Most Endangered Bird

By Amy Green