I didn’t notice the scarlet tanager until the alert appeared on my phone: “Merlin heard a new bird!” Despite its brilliant plumage — jet-black wings on a crimson…
Read more Ditch the chatbots and take your AI nature apps on a birdwatching hikeWASHINGTON — When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing…
Read more How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find outWASHINGTON — Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and…
Read more Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report saysBirds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species…
Read more Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after peopleOfficials were working Thursday to capture an endangered hooded vulture that escaped from a zoo aviary in the San Francisco Bay Area that was destroyed after a massive…
Read more Endangered hooded vulture escapes from Bay Area zooIf you’re planning to take part in the four-day, global Great Backyard Bird Count this month (Feb. 17-20), or if you just love birds, there’s plenty of gear…
Read more Gear, goods to celebrate birds and a big global count
