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Common Nightingale, Famous Songster: A Bird of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and of Folklore and Art

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Facts About the Hoopoe: A Common and Interesting Bird of Europe, Asia, and Africa

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Purple Martins, Colony Nesters: Colonies, Breeding, Range, Migration and Interesting Facts

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus: Description, Range, Breeding, Threats, and Fascinating Facts

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Piping Plovers in Canada, 2008: The Slow Recovery of an Endangered Shorebird

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Threats to the Bald Eagle: Bald Eagles Fall to Pesticides, Poisons, Hunters, and Other Dangers

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Bald Eagle, Fish Eagle: Haliaeetus leucocephalus, A Large Raptor Unique to North America

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Bald Eagle Breeding and Nesting: In the Eagle’s Nest from Building to Fledging

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Burrowing Owl, or Ground Owl: Small Owls of North and South America That Nest in Burrows

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Make Your Own Suet Feeder: An Attractive and Inexpensive Way to Offer Suet to Birds

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Make Your Own Suet Mix for Birds: A Recipe and Some Helpful Tips For Filling a Suet Feeder

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Where do American Robins Nest? How to Attract the Friendly Robin, Turdus migratorius

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Storks and Migration: Where Do European Storks Go In Winter?

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Return of the Brown Pelican: Endangered Since the 1960s, Pelecanus Occidentalis is Thriving

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Still Missing and Feared Extinct After More Than Sixty Years

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Finch Irruption and Superflight: When Grosbeaks, Redpolls, Crossbills, and Siskins Migrate

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Why Are Some Birds Bald? A Bare Head is Normal for Some Bird Species, Unusual for Others

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Water Birds and Trematodes: Parasitic Flukes Kill Coots, Scaup, and Other Waterfowl

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

How to Tell a Crow From a Raven: Differentiating the Large Black Corvids of North America

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Lesser Flamingo – Pink Wader: Phoenicopterus minor Range, Feeding, Breeding, and Threats

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Black-capped Chickadee Facts: Social, Roosting, Feeding and Breeding Habits of Poecile atricapilla

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Hang a Chickadee Nesting Box: How to Get Black-Capped Chickadees to Nest in Your Yard

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Bird Identification Tips: Key Features Help Identify Birds You Haven’t Seen Before

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Blue Chaffinch – Fringilla teydea: A Rare Bird that Lives Only in the Canary Islands

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Great Bustard – Otis tarda: The Largest Flying Bird is Vulnerable but Increasing in Some Places

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Cowbirds – Nest Parasites: Molothrus spp. are Brood Parasites in the nests of Other Species

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Hoatzin – Beautiful Stinkbird: Opisthocomus hoazin is a Unique and Fascinating Bird

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Greater Shearwater – Seabird: A Champion of Bird Migration that Breeds in the Southern Hemisphere

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Whip-poor-will – Familiar Nightjar: A Vociferous Bird Often Heard and Rarely Seen

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Salmonella Infection in Birds: Maintain a Bird Feeder that Won’t Spread Salmonellosis

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Eastern and Western Meadowlark: A Familiar Blackbird of North American Grasslands

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Fate of the Bobwhite Quail: Like Masked Bobwhites Before Them, Northern Bobwhites are Decreasing

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is Swimmer’s Itch? An Avian Parasite in the Wrong Host Causes an Irritating Rash

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Endangered California Condor: A North American Vulture, Gymnogyps californianus, Makes a Comeback

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Bicknell’s Thrush: The History, Range, and Conservation Status of Bicknell’s Thrush

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Raptors Hunting Birds and Pets: Birds of Prey Often Hunt at Backyard Birdfeeders and May Take Pets

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Hummingbird Nests: What Does a Hummingbird Nest Look Like and Where Is It?

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Facts About Hummingbirds: A Collection of Fascinating Hummingbird Facts for the Hummer Fan

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Sandhill Cranes – Grus canadensis: Natural History of the Sandhill Crane, a Species that Still Thrives

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

IUCN Red List: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

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