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The Bird Migration Explorer Lets You Interact With Nature鈥檚 Most Amazing Feat
September 15, 2022 — With this revolutionary new tool, anyone can follow hundreds of species on their epic journeys and discover challenges they face along the way.
Melanie Smith and a black dog sit on a rock looking out over a lush green forest and distant, snow-capped mountains.
约炮视频 Spotlight: Melanie Smith Finds Inspiration in the Powerful Force of Nature
September 15, 2022 — An early trip to Alaska set the course of her life, but these days Smith has set her sights on migratory birds across the hemisphere.
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Bipartisan Effort Would Give Birds and People 鈥淩efuge鈥 in Southern California
September 14, 2022 — Introduction of Western Riverside Act demonstrates a future path for National Wildlife Refuge System.
Wild Cockatoos and Humans Compete for a Rubbish Prize in a Potential 鈥楢rms Race鈥
September 13, 2022 — Sulfur-crested Cockatoos in eastern Australia have learned to open trash cans. Their human neighbors are fighting back.
An orange bird with a dark blue stripe through its eye and a large head and beak perches on a branch in an indoor facility.
The Guam Kingfisher Could Soon Return to the Wild After a 30-Year Absence
September 09, 2022 — Extinct on its native island since the late 1980s, the endangered bird may fly free as soon as 2023鈥攂ut not on Guam.
A person wearing a baseball cap and glasses stands in a birding blind. Trees are visible through the windows in the background.
Bird Warde Wants to Introduce You to Your Next Favorite Animal
September 02, 2022 — We spoke with the illustrator who created 约炮视频鈥檚 2022 Let鈥檚 Go Birding Together design about art, inspiration, and the joy of discovery.
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A woman holds an iPad up to a boy in a wheelchair on a path in a forest and two other people look at another iPad in the background. The iPad shows an image of a Douglas Fir tree.
How Wifi Binoculars Could Help Make Birding and Nature More Accessible
September 01, 2022 — On a recent outing with Seattle鈥檚 Seward Park 约炮视频 Center, a small group put the technology to the test, with promising but mixed results.
An aerial view of a hurricane as seen from space.
How Bird Researchers Are Tracking the Impacts of Intensifying Hurricane Seasons
August 31, 2022 — As climate change fuels stronger storms, scientists are using emerging technology and crowdsourcing data to understand their avian toll.
A plain, light-colored bird sings while perched on a mossy branch dappled in sunlight.
How Merlin Bird ID Helped Me Discover the 鈥楨levator Music of Birding鈥
August 25, 2022 — After the seemingly magical song identification app helped me discover the Warbling Vireo's song, I now hear it everywhere I go.
What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Water in the West
August 18, 2022 — Groundbreaking law provides critical funding for megadrought in the West and incentives for clean energy.
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