Bald Eagle, Fish Eagle: Haliaeetus leucocephalus, A Large Raptor Unique to North America
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Bald Eagle Breeding and Nesting: In the Eagle’s Nest from Building to Fledging
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The Burrowing Owl, or Ground Owl: Small Owls of North and South America That Nest in Burrows
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Make Your Own Suet Feeder: An Attractive and Inexpensive Way to Offer Suet to Birds
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Make Your Own Suet Mix for Birds: A Recipe and Some Helpful Tips For Filling a Suet Feeder
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Where do American Robins Nest? How to Attract the Friendly Robin, Turdus migratorius
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Storks and Migration: Where Do European Storks Go In Winter?
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Choosing the Right Pet Bird: Think About Personality, Cost, Life Expectancy, Noise Level and More
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The Return of the Brown Pelican: Endangered Since the 1960s, Pelecanus Occidentalis is Thriving
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Pet Bird Medical Symptoms: Signs That You Should Take Your Pet Bird to the Veterinarian
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Still Missing and Feared Extinct After More Than Sixty Years
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Less Common but Popular Pet Birds: Mynahs, Doves, Toucans, and Crows Are All Kept as Cage Birds
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All About Canaries: Descendants of the Island Canary are Popular Pet Birds
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The Most Popular Pet Birds: Finches, Waxbills, Weavers, and Parrots are Common Cage Birds
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Finch Irruption and Superflight: When Grosbeaks, Redpolls, Crossbills, and Siskins Migrate
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Why Are Some Birds Bald? A Bare Head is Normal for Some Bird Species, Unusual for Others
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The Peacock Courtship Dance: Male Indian Peafowl use Their Beautiful Trains to Attract Peahens
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Facts About Indian Peacocks: Pavo cristatus is the Familiar Peafowl from Southern India
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Water Birds and Trematodes: Parasitic Flukes Kill Coots, Scaup, and Other Waterfowl
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Hang a Bluebird Nesting Box: Eastern and Western Bluebirds Like to Nest in Birdhouses
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Crows Make and Use Tools: Corvus moneduloides Uses Twigs, Wires, and Probes to Get Food
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How to Tell a Crow From a Raven: Differentiating the Large Black Corvids of North America
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Lesser Flamingo – Pink Wader: Phoenicopterus minor Range, Feeding, Breeding, and Threats
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Alcyon – Bird of Peace and Calm: Halcyon Days Surround the Winter Solstice and Christmas
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Black-capped Chickadee Facts: Social, Roosting, Feeding and Breeding Habits of Poecile atricapilla
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Hang a Chickadee Nesting Box: How to Get Black-Capped Chickadees to Nest in Your Yard
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Phoenix – Symbol of Immortality: A Mythical Bird Connected With Resurrection, Healing, and Peace
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Bird Identification Tips: Key Features Help Identify Birds You Haven’t Seen Before
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Action Plan for Species Recovery: The Blue Chaffinch of the Canary Islands Provides an Example
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Build Mourning Dove Nest Baskets: Mourning Doves Don’t Use Nesting Boxes but Will Use a Cone
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Blue Chaffinch – Fringilla teydea: A Rare Bird that Lives Only in the Canary Islands
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Facts About Pigeons and Doves: The Natural History of Pigeon Species and Their History With Humans
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Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons: The Ubiquitous Rock Dove and Other Pigeon Species
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The Cozumel Thrasher – T. guttatum: If Not Already Extinct, Mexico’s Most Endangered Bird
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The Trouble With Pest Birds: Avian Visitors Sometimes Become Problem Birds
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Bird’s Nest Soup - Asian Delicacy: Bird Saliva Provides a Prized but Contentious Food
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What is a Ramsar Wetland? The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
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The Canada Goose and Parasites: Canada Geese Unwittingly Spread Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp.
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Kirtland’s Warbler: The Jack Pine Warbler is Very Rare and Faces Many Threats
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Great Bustard – Otis tarda: The Largest Flying Bird is Vulnerable but Increasing in Some Places
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Seal Island and Seabirds: Atlantic Puffins and Other Sea Birds Breed on an Offshore Refuge
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Cowbirds – Nest Parasites: Molothrus spp. are Brood Parasites in the nests of Other Species
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Hoatzin – Beautiful Stinkbird: Opisthocomus hoazin is a Unique and Fascinating Bird
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Birds and Pesticides: How DDT and Other Insecticides and Herbicides Kill Birds
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Facts About Chimney Swifts: How the Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, roosts, nests, and eats
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Quelea quelea – African Pest Bird: The Red-billed Quelea Travels in Huge Flocks and Destroys Crops
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Greater Shearwater – Seabird: A Champion of Bird Migration that Breeds in the Southern Hemisphere
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Whip-poor-will – Familiar Nightjar: A Vociferous Bird Often Heard and Rarely Seen
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North Pole Penguin: Why Don’t Penguins Live in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Salmonella Infection in Birds: Maintain a Bird Feeder that Won’t Spread Salmonellosis
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Malaria in Birds: Avian Blood Parasites Cause a Parasitic Disease Familiar to Humans
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What is Anting? Birds Use Ants, Beetles, Plants, and Other Substances on Feathers
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Wilson’s Snipe: A Secretive Bird With a Memorable Courtship Flight
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Harbor Herons in New York: New York City Audubon Monitors Wading Birds on Harbor Islands
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Hoffman and Swinburne – Bird Isles: Man-made Islands in New York Harbor are Bird Sanctuaries
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Eastern and Western Meadowlark: A Familiar Blackbird of North American Grasslands
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Build a Dust Bath for Birds: A Patch of Dry Dusty Soil Helps Birds With Cleaning and Preening
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What is Swimmer’s Itch? An Avian Parasite in the Wrong Host Causes an Irritating Rash
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The Fate of the Bobwhite Quail: Like Masked Bobwhites Before Them, Northern Bobwhites are Decreasing
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Chernobyl Birds Endure Radiation: Birds Can Tell Us Things About Radiation at Chornobyl, Ukraine
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Where to See an Albatross: Open Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere is Albatross Habitat
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Garden Plants That Attract Birds: Eight Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Flowers to Plant for the Birds
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Window and Balcony Bird Habitat: Attracting Birds When You Have No Yard or Garden
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Create Natural Nesting Sites: Manage Your Backyard Bird Habitat to Attract Nesting Birds
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Install a Birdbath to Entice Birds: Water Features Attract Birds and Encourage Them to Nest Nearby
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Spring Gardening for Birders: Attract Birds to Your Garden by Adding Features that Birds Like
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Aspergillus and Birds: Aspergillosis is a Serious and Often Fatal Fungal Disease of Birds
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Why Do Birds Preen? Preening With Beaks and Claws is Important for Feathers and Skin
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Endangered California Condor: A North American Vulture, Gymnogyps californianus, Makes a Comeback
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology: What is the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology?
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Giving a Chick at Easter: Chicks are an Easter Tradition, But Think Before Giving a Live Chick
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Bicknell’s Thrush: The History, Range, and Conservation Status of Bicknell’s Thrush
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Raptors Hunting Birds and Pets: Birds of Prey Often Hunt at Backyard Birdfeeders and May Take Pets
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Hummingbird Nests: What Does a Hummingbird Nest Look Like and Where Is It?
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Facts About Hummingbirds: A Collection of Fascinating Hummingbird Facts for the Hummer Fan
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Kakapo Recovery: How the Kakapo Almost Died Out and How We Saved It
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Do Birds Sweat? How Do Birds Keep Cool on Hot Days?
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Lead Poisoning in Birds: How and Why Birds Die from Lead Poisoning
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The Feral Cats and Birds Debate: What to do About Feral Cats - A Contentious Issue
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IUCN Red List: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Don’t Disturb the Piping Plover: Endangered Piping Plovers Need to be Left in Peace While Nesting
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Kakapo, Flightless Parrots: Life Cycle, Habitat, Diet, and History of the Largest Parrot Species
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Bird Unfriendly Wind Farms: Three Wind Energy Projects Proposed or in Place that Threaten Birds
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Pet Birds and Toxic Foods: A Short List of Poisonous Plants You Should Never Feed Your Pet
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Facts About Piping Plovers: Eight Interesting Things You Might Not Know About the Piping Plover
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Feral Cats Kill Birds: The Issue of Feral and Roaming Domestic Cats and the Birds That They Kill
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Endangered Albatross: Albatrosses Face a Number of Threats, but the Worst is Long-line Fishing
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