Articles by Jennifer Huizen

Film

Birds Ring the Environmental Alarm—and Inspire Action—in New Documentary

By Jennifer Huizen
December 03, 2015 — “The Messenger” tells us that the world’s songbirds are disappearing—and we need to heed their warning.
Ornitho-logic

How One Birder Went from Enthusiast to (Almost) Scientist

By Jennifer Huizen
December 03, 2015 — By day Minnesota native Beth Siverhus is a medical technologist, but in her off hours, she’s a bit of a bird superhero.
News

Why the Dodo Deserves a New Reputation

By Jennifer Huizen
October 26, 2015 — Armed with 3-D scanning technology, one researcher is out to reinvent our perception of a long-extinct bird.
Culture

Monty Python's Life of Birds

By Jennifer Huizen
October 06, 2015 — A look back on some of the greatest bird-themed skits from Britain’s most legendary gang of comics.
News

Volunteers Are Keeping Track of Airport Arrivals of the Bird Kind

By Jennifer Huizen
September 18, 2015 — Planting native grasses around airfields could be the key to helping birds and planes coexist.
Conservation

What’s a Chimney Swift Without a Chimney?

By Jennifer Huizen
September 15, 2015 — North Carolinians are taking big steps to protect their swifts from becoming homeless.
Birds in the News

Following the Turtle-Dove’s Trail

By Jennifer Huizen
August 19, 2015 — Researchers tracked the travels of a heroic bird to solve the mystery of the doves’ shocking decline in the U.K.
Birds in the News

Birds Are Taking Over the World, One GoPro at a Time

By Jennifer Huizen
July 24, 2015 — Compared to humans, birds may actually be better amateur cameramen.
Bird Cam

Darling Guillemot Chicks Make Their Debut

By Jennifer Huizen
July 08, 2015 — These fascinating seabirds might make you forget your usual reality TV show.
Birds in the News

Rare Albino Raven Murdered

By Jennifer Huizen
July 01, 2015 — A rehabbed corvid’s caretaker wants to find its killer before it's too late.