All Bird and Conservation News

Duke Energy: Looking for Payback
June 26, 2015 — Two years after getting prosecuted under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the energy giant takes aim at the law itself.
An Elegy for America's Oldest Bald Eagle
June 25, 2015 — Eagle 629-03142 lived to see its species come back from the brink—and even played a role in the recovery.
The First Boreal Bird Count
June 24, 2015 — A new study sheds light on the population statuses of 14 hard-to-reach species.
RIP Donald Featherstone, Plastic Flamingo Inventor
June 24, 2015 — This sculptor spread joy, two pointy legs at a time.
The new set of Coastal Birds stamps
Stamp of Approval
June 19, 2015 — A new set of stylized birds is coming to your mailbox.
Confessions of a Goose-Puncher
June 16, 2015 — Everyone loses their cool sometimes. In an op-ed in The Onion, CEO David Yarnold owns up to losing his (just the one time).
Cracking the Code on Egg Coloration
June 15, 2015 — Just two pigments account for the remarkable spectrum of bird eggshell hue and patterns.
Cracking the Safe
June 15, 2015 — A woodpecker's tongue is a powerful force against tree bark.
Double Trouble
June 15, 2015 — Two Ospreys chicks are out of their shells and are ready to eat, eat, and eat some more.
A Highrise for Peregrines
June 12, 2015 — The 37-year saga of Baltimore’s falcons has given conservationists an intimate portrayal of the species’ amazing recovery.