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Help Us Brainstorm New Names for These Six Birds
July 08, 2022 — Momentum is building to replace honorific common bird names with more descriptive monikers. Share your ideas here!
Black smoke billows from a fire that burns trees and grasses. At the bottom left, a person on an all-terrain vehicle monitors the scene.
In Nebraska鈥檚 Loess Canyons, Setting Trees Ablaze Gives Prairie Birds a Boost
July 07, 2022 — For generations Great Plains ranchers saw fire as a foe. Now they鈥檙e banding together and embracing it as a tool to restore grassland habitat.
The Buried Treasure in Panama鈥檚 Mangrove Forests: the Carbon They Store
July 07, 2022 — These ecosystems feed and shelter migrating birds and surrounding communities鈥攁nd help fight climate change. By tapping into that value, conservationists seek to ensure they鈥檒l continue doing so.
Field Notes
An artistic rendition of a Wood Thrush lays flat against tea-soaked paper. Made entirely out of foraged materials found in nature.
The Foraged Wood Thrush
July 07, 2022 — Jessica Maffia merges her artistic talents with her enthusiasm for nature in a plant-based representation of the Wood Thrush.
The Aviary
Illustration of a brick building with endless air conditioning units on the wall.
How Air-Conditioning Creates a Climate Conundrum
July 07, 2022 — ACs will increasingly be needed for people to survive summer heat waves, but they also accelerate warming. Here's how we can break the cycle.
Climate
Double-crested Cormorants take flight from a green bridge over a wide river. In the background are buildings on the river鈥檚 forested shore.
A Photographer Considers the Northwest鈥檚 Cormorant Quandary
July 07, 2022 — In Morgan Heim鈥檚 images, the Columbia River鈥檚 colonies of trouble-making waterbirds become as fascinating as they can be frustrating.
A researcher uses a wooden tool in one hand to collect a fecal sample to put in a plastic tube the other hand is holding. A fuzzy Common Tern chick sits between the two hands.
Bird Poop: The Next Frontier of Avian Conservation
July 07, 2022 — Far from waste, a splotch of feces contains valuable information about a bird鈥檚 diet.
From 约炮视频 Magazine
Clockwise in a grid from top left: a Greater Prairie-Chicken portrait; two White-tailed Kites exchange a vole; a White-tailed Ptarmigan聽in a mountain landscape; a group of Northern Shovelers; two Common Ravens grooming; a Black颅-bellied Whistling-颅Duck looking inside a hollowed 颅out palm.
The 2022 约炮视频 Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
July 07, 2022 — A fledgling raptor learning to hunt. Grouse aiming to impress. Two grebes vying for a meal. This year鈥檚 winners caught amazing moments.
约炮视频 Photography Awards
A seemingly endless flock of Royal Terns, mostly white and gray birds with spiky black crests and bright orange beaks, nest in a closely-packed crowd. A single bird in the center and its tiny, fuzzy, light-colored chick look towards the camera.
The Big Tern Cheat Sheet: How to ID Four Common Species
July 01, 2022 — In summer, North America鈥檚 four largest terns are near look-alikes. With a keen eye for detail you can tell them apart.
Birding
A sign affixed to a metal post on a beach reads "Piping Plover nesting area." The posts, connected by string, designate a restricted area.
Should I Talk to a Stranger Walking a Dog Off Leash Near Nesting Birds?
July 01, 2022 — Experts say it depends on the situation鈥攁nd your comfort level.