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October 15, 2018 — Or, as locals in the Southwest once called it, the "lightning bird."

October 12, 2018 — Sick Red Knots, Sanderlings, and Ruddy Turnstones have been turning up at hospitals in record numbers as toxic algal blooms take their toll.

October 11, 2018 — Songbirds are among a select few animals that can pick up new languages by ear. But recent research shows that timing is crucial.

October 10, 2018 — A new report warns that we're approaching the point of no return—a fact that close observers of nature have known for years.

October 9, 2018 — Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge hosts almost 200 species of birds annually. That seems like a bad place for airplanes.

October 9, 2018 — Eastern Phoebes and Wood-Pewees are vocal birds. Here's how to tell them apart by their songs.

October 5, 2018 — Due to a likely food shortage in their Canadian range, the birds have started showing up throughout the U.S. in droves.

October 5, 2018 — Liven up your life list with a trip to a cemetery. After all, they weren't just built to house bones and graves.

October 4, 2018 — The Urban Birder gives us the scoop on the budding movement and all the unlikely places you should be looking for birds in.

October 3, 2018 — From watching hawks on the wing as they funnel south to attending action-packed birding festivals, avian activities abound in autumn.