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Portrait of Sarah T. Dubb looking out over wetlands at sunset.
Twice-Shy Lovebirds Open Their Hearts in This Steamy (and Birdy!) Romance Novel
June 04, 2024 — Sarah T. Dubbs debut rom-com, Birding With Benefits, celebrates love, new beginnings, and a really great checklistall under the Tucson sun.
Books
A crow stands on an out-of-focus man-made surface with its beak open, presumably cawing.
Crows Can Count Aloud Much Like Toddlers, New Study Finds
May 28, 2024 — How smart are corvids? We can count the waysand so can they.
Bird Science
Group of people birding by lake
A First-Timers Trip to the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
May 14, 2024 — Homer hosts a spectacular annual bird festival. Here's a recap of the presentations, workshops, and (in)famous bird-calling contest of the 32nd annual event.
ALASKA Festivals and Events
The Birds That 91做厙 Missed' Provides New Insights Into the Age of Avian Discovery in America
May 09, 2024 — In his latest book, bird expert Kenn Kaufman focuses on the species that evaded John James 91做厙 and his peers to explore an exhilarating yet knotty era in ornithology. Read on to learn more about the book and for a Q&A with the author.
Books
A camouflaged whip-poor-will sits on the ground among brown and green leaves.
As the Whip-poor-wills Chant Wanes, Our Cultural Loss Grows
May 06, 2024 — The iconic call of the Eastern Whip-poor-will has long been part of the fabric of American life, marking annual spring rituals and inspiring odes in popular music. What happens when we lose our connection with its meaning?
Essays
A Bald Eagle soars above a seascape, a ray of sunlight coming through the clouds.
With a New Anthology and National Parks Tour, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Lim籀n Declares Nature Is Who We Are
April 29, 2024 — In 50 poems and plenty of birds, the collection, titled You Are Here, aims to expand expectations of what a nature poem can be.
Books
Ignoring Threats Facing Bird Populations is a Texas-sized Risk We Cant Afford to Take.
April 25, 2024
TEXAS Policy & Advocacy
Woodcocks Dont Let Migration Mess With Their Sex Lives
April 24, 2024 — A new study finds the first proof that timberdoodles mate as they migrate, an extremely rare behavior known as itinerant breeding.
Bird Science
A calling loon is silhouetted against rippling water reflecting the golden light of sunset.
How the Common Loon's Eerie Call Took Over Pop Music
April 23, 2024 — The beloved bird has wailed its way through decades of hits. Its time we give the species its royalties.
Arts & Culture