Book review: ‘Loon Lessons’ a must-have for loon lovers

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Published
December 19, 2021

Book review: ‘Loon Lessons’ a must-have for loon lovers

The writing can get in the way, but the fascinating information in the book takes flight.
Published
November 29, 2021

Roadrunner that hitchhiked cross country to Maine is back in Nevada

The stowaway bird was flown back to Las Vegas thanks to efforts by Avian Haven and Nevada wildlife officials.
Published
November 29, 2021

Loon counters find more adults but loss of chicks in Maine

It's too early to say if the loss of loon chicks is a new trend or a temporary drop.
Published
November 15, 2021

Beep beep! This roadrunner hitched a ride from Las Vegas to Maine

Avian Haven in Freedom is working with wildlife officials to get the bird native to the Southwest back to Nevada.
Published
September 29, 2021

U.S. to resume enforcement of unlawful bird deaths by industry

The Biden administration is drafting rules to govern the killing of wild birds by industry and will resume enforcement actions against companies responsible for deaths that could have been prevented
Published
August 31, 2021

Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

A new analysis finds that 30% of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or endangered or critically endangered.
Published
August 8, 2021

In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds

Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they're back.
Published
May 26, 2021

Birds are going blind in the D.C. region, and wildlife experts don’t know why

There is no knowing – at least not yet – whether what is grounding the young birds is contagious to humans, being caused by humans or simply happening in an area heavily populated by humans.
Published
March 8, 2021

Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked

The Biden administration's Interior Department says the agency plans to come up with new standards 'that can protect migratory birds and provide certainty to industry.'
Published
November 27, 2020

Trump administration moves ahead on gutting protections for birds

The wildlife service acknowledges that the rollback would have a 'negative' effect on the many bird species covered by the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which range from hawks and eagles to seabirds, storks, songbirds and sparrows.