Chris Sweeney is a Boston-based magazine writer whose interests include the environment, health, and true crime.
Articles by Chris Sweeney
Christmas Bird Count
Meet the Heart and Soul of America's Oldest and Largest Bird Count
January 25, 2019 — Geoff LeBaron has led Audubon's Christmas Bird Count for the last 32 years, long before crowdsourcing scientific data was in fashion.
News
Invasive Reptiles Are Taking Over Florida—and Devouring Its Birds Along the Way
September 5, 2018 — Birds like Roseate Spoonbills and Burrowing Owls are ending up in the stomachs of hungry pythons and Nile monitors. Is it too late to stop them?
True Crime
Behind the Scenes With the World’s Top Feather Detective
December 5, 2016 — As the country’s only criminal forensic ornithologist, Pepper Trail has pieced together the demise of countless birds—and saved many others.
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