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Bird Flu Is Still Causing Havoc. Here’s the Latest.

The virus, which recently reached the Antarctic region for the first time, is surging again in North America.

Magazine

Why Mister Grouse Is the Friendliest Bird in the Forest

When Bill Hartline bought 50 acres of forested land outside Muncy, Pa., he was looking for a bit of solitude…

Magazine

Polly Wants a Cracker, but She Wants to Make It Easier to Chew

Goffin’s cockatoos, long known as adept tool users, are the first parrots found to alter their food by dipping it…

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Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods

In the unequal distribution of birds and other species, ecologists are tracing the impact of bigoted urban policies adopted decades…

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Freakishly Smart Falcons Run These Islands

The success of wild striated caracaras in a test suggests that the intellects of more bird species may be underestimated.

World

Celebrity Campaign Shines Spotlight on New Zealand Bird Contest

An endorsement from the comedian John Oliver led to a spike in votes for the eventual winner, the pūteketeke.

World

North American Birds Will No Longer Be Named for Racists — or Anybody Else

On Nov. 1, the American Ornithological Society announced that it would be renaming all the birds under its purview that…

Magazine

Why Vultures Might Just Be the Smartest Birds Above the Block

The two lappet-faced vultures had been together for just a few months, yet the massive birds, with their watchful, featherless…

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Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian…

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The Eternal Search for the ‘Nemesis Bird’

For every devoted birder, there is a bird that continues to elude sighting.

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