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Hawkwatchers gather along a ridge at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania, with binoculars, spotting scopes, and seating cushions to take in the raptor migration.
Why You Should Experience a Hawkwatch
October 05, 2021 — Laurie Goodrich has witnessed 35 fall raptor migrations. She shares why hawkwatching still excites her today.
Birding
A Red-tailed Hawk silhouette flies high in the sky above a foreground of bare tree branches. The sun glows through the birds' feathers, illuminating its reddish tail.
Look Up! An Introduction to Identifying Raptors in Flight
October 05, 2021 — When hawks and falcons stream across the sky in large numbers, you need a distinct set of birding skills to tell them apart.
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This Stunning Collection of Bird Portraits Explores the Nature of Beauty
October 05, 2021 — Photographer Tim Flach's new book invites us to marvel at the sheer diversity of avian species.
From Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Magazine
A bright red Vermilion Flycatcher perches on a tree branch against a clear blue sky.
Birds Are Telling Us to Act
October 05, 2021 — A summer of brutal extremes drove home the urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the benefits of collaborative action to address it.
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More than a dozen terns take off from a wooden nesting platform anchored in a bay. Decoys and seabirds sit on the artificial island.
An Artificial Island May Be the Lifeline Maryland's Common Terns Need
October 04, 2021 — Seabirds have been in worrying decline in the state's Coastal Bays region, but a makeshift nesting site shows promise to help them rebound.
From Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Magazine
Black-necked Stilt. Mick Thompson
A Step Forward in Securing Water for a Drying Great Salt Lake
October 04, 2021 — Collaboration of business, government agencies, and conservation groups dedicate water to Farmington Bay of Great Salt Lake for ten years.
Western Water News
About a dozen White Ibis are in mid-flight in the air, with wings flapping, as a scientist in the background looks on. Behind them is a kids' playground and green trees.
This Iconic Everglades Bird Is Moving to the ‘Burbs
October 04, 2021 — White Ibis are natural wanderers, traveling far and wide for a meal. But now some birds are scoring steady grub by settling in around people. What does that mean for the species’ future—and what does it say about ours?
Dispatch
Professor Trish O'Kane, a woman wearing glasses and a pink and green jacket, stands in a wooded grove in Burlington, Vermont, where she taught an outdoor class during the COVID-19 pandemic.
One Professor’s Quest to Build Community Through Birding Takes Flight
October 04, 2021 — A University of Vermont class that combines ecology, social justice, and mentorship is having ripple effects through local schools—and beyond.
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