Suddenly Called to Serve: A Dove, a Hawk and a Loon
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If the abysmal reception so far for films about the war in Iraq is any indication, âDay Zeroâ is the last thing movie audiences will want to consume.
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By Tom Venesky, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 24--CONYNGHAM TWP. -- It took only a glance for Barry Bloss to identify the large bird he saw soaring along the Susquehanna River late last year.
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Some cockfighters might take their roosters south of the border. Others are likely to go underground.
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When several birds fell ill last year at Auburn University's respected raptor center, experts were shocked and puzzled by the explanation that the culprit was a lethal disease never seen before in birds of prey.
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ORONO - High numbers of woodpeckers and hawks were spotted Saturday by volunteers during the National Audubon Society &#39;s annual Christmas Bird Count in the Orono and Old Town areas, local Audubon officials said Sunday.
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The Saint Joseph&#39;s Hawks brought their mascot to Conte Forum last night to cheer on the women&#39;s basketball team. But all the big bird could do was stand
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Oil spills cause more than half a million water birds to die each year, according to conservationists. Rescue workers offer some birds a chance at survival.
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Back in 1914, the death of a pigeon called Martha in Cincinnati Zoo was a momentous event. In 1878, there were 50 million Passenger Pigeons like Martha roaming the USA. Martha was the last bird left after an immense hunting onslaught led to the extinction of this species in the wild by 1900.
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The mystery bird was certainly distinctive: dark brown, red bill, red legs, call like a trumpet, pretty hopeless at flying. You couldn&#39;t miss it if you knew it was there.
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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By DENNIS MCCANN  They come to the marsh in flocks at this time of year, first the avian flock in down and feathers, then the human flock in down and denim.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--RALEIGH -- An owl hooted. A goldfinch warbled. And a gaggle of City Council members, city officials and environmentalists wandered across the pasture at Horseshoe Farm Park in northeast Raleigh last week.
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For scientists who recently recorded the shriek-like call of one of the world's rarest birds, the sound is music to their ears. (Includes audio)
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TWITCHERS should book their plane tickets as soon as possible. Wildlife experts yesterday claimed to have discovered a new species of bird in the Philippines. But they immediately warned that the flightless Calayan rail could be driven to extinction by ...
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For more than a decade, the Fifth Avenue hawks have brought a touch of the wild to Manhattan&#39;s concrete canyons. The raptors that captured the hearts of a city inspired a documentary, a book and reams of newsprint.
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Species in the air and on the ground are in deep trouble, according to two recent studies tallying steep declines in bird and amphibian populations. Scientists are speculating about the causes.
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NEW YORK - A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A lamb on the lam in the Bronx? True. All in one day. The series of animal adventures began around 10 a.m. Wednesday when a former parks commissioner reported spotting a hawk that had crash landed.