Ornitho-logic Risking Life and Limb in Antarctica to Find the Frozen Ancestors of Birds By Brian Switek August 04, 2016 — Extreme fossil hunting on the icy outcrops at the bottom of the world.
Ornitho-logic To Catch a Predator By Gwendolyn Craig June 20, 2016 — Want to be a raptor bander? You'll need live bait, a taco trap, a good hand cream, and years of licensed training.
Ornitho-logic Bird CSI: A Loon, a Swollen Spleen, and a Mysterious Disease By Hannah Waters May 19, 2016 — Pathologists documented the first death of a loon in New England from avian malaria. Here’s how they got from corpse to diagnosis.
Ornitho-logic How Pulling Weeds Can Save Australia's Seabirds By Emily Silber May 02, 2016 — A group of determined Australians are on a mission to reclaim a former island paradise for shearwaters and penguins.
Ornitho-logic Why Counting Piping Plovers in the Bahamas Is Harder Than It Sounds By Purbita Saha and Camilla Cerea March 24, 2016 — Plovers are one of the tiniest shorebirds—and taking a census of them is one giant feat.
Ornitho-logic Watch a Snowy Owl Recoup From Surgery at an NYC Wildlife Rehab Center By Purbita Saha February 05, 2016 — When an injured visitor was grounded before a blizzard, a city full of bird lovers came to its aid.
Ornitho-logic When Your Day Job Is Counting Eagles (and Other Awesome Birds of Prey) By Erica Langston January 14, 2016 — There’s nothing glamorous about the life of a field tech—and for some, that’s the appeal.
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.
Ornitho-logic How Loggers Can Help Save the Endangered Fish Owl By Emily Silber November 10, 2015 — Researchers have spent nearly a decade studying these elusive birds. Now loggers are stepping up to protect them.
Ornitho-logic Chasing Birds Across the Country…for Science By Jesse Greenspan October 15, 2015 — A team of researchers radio-tags various species to learn more about them. The catch: They have to follow them as they fly.