2006 Birds and Birding Articles

[10/1/2006] From the shores of the Caribbean to Cape Horn at the doorstep of Antarctica, the Andes are home to some of the world's rarest and most spectacular wildlife Read Full Story>

[10/1/2006] Federal and state biologists have launched a massive new monitoring program designed to determine whether wild migratory birds are bringing a deadly virus into North America Read Full Story>

[10/1/2006] Today, 12 percent of bird species risk extinction Read Full Story>

[8/1/2006] The bearded vulture is the only known bird species that deliberately dyes its plumage; biologists say the resulting orange-red feathers may be a symbol of status Read Full Story>

[8/1/2006] Call of the Wild Read Full Story>

[8/1/2006] The ostrich can stand more than 9 feet tall, weigh 350 pounds and run faster than anything else on two legs; but in the end, this living feather duster is all avian Read Full Story>

[6/1/2006] In a remote corner of the country, armed rangers--many of them former soldiers--fend off poachers in Asia's most important sanctuary for endangered waterbirds Read Full Story>

[5/1/2006] State agencies and private groups have mapped out driving routes for birding, providing new opportunities for families to see wildlife Read Full Story>

[4/1/2006] While biologists figure out how to protect the ivory-billed woodpecker, local residents are turning the endangered bird into cash Read Full Story>

[4/1/2006] To solve the mystery of migratory songbird declines, more biologists are turning their attention to habitat loss in the Tropics, where the birds spend their winters Read Full Story>