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.
Behind the Scenes of the World’s Largest Bird Wing Collection
June 12, 2015 — One wing at a time, a Seattle museum builds a record of avian biodiversity.