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Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick
FREDERICTON - Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a ...
Why Memphis researchers have built a 'family tree' of 15,000 birds in Shelby Forest
The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific research.
‘Everyone’s neighbour is a magpie in Edmonton’: Magpies’ special place in Alberta’s capital
The bird is seen in murals around town and locals sometimes wear magpie costumes for Halloween. Elly Knight, an avian ecologist with the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, says that’s why it ...
Which states have the highest population of bald eagles in the U.S.?
The bald eagle is magnificent. The national bird of the USA is remarkable as it soars through the air. Which states boast the ...
Gatineau selects pileated woodpecker as its official bird
The pileated woodpecker is now Gatineau's official emblematic bird, beating out the wood duck, the white-breasted nuthatch, the cedar waxwing, and the belted kingfisher.
'Everyone's neighbour is a magpie': Edmonton makes magpies official city bird
Nita Jalkanen says she checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly ...
A screeching mascot takes wing: Magpie unveiled as Edmonton's official bird
Nita Jalkanen says she checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly ...
They're helping RI's wild birds. Now, they need help to finish their facility.
Congress of the Birds, the only specialized nonprofit to treat sick and injured birds in RI is nearing completion on a new ...