Bird

World

Why Vultures Might Just Be the Smartest Birds Above the Block

The two lappet-faced vultures had been together for just a few months, yet the massive birds, with their watchful, featherless…

World

Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian…

World

The Eternal Search for the ‘Nemesis Bird’

For every devoted birder, there is a bird that continues to elude sighting.

Business

An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch

I open the pantry door and the eastern phoebe flies off the nest. Her cup-shaped home is made of mud,…

World

New York Birders Reject Audubon Name Over Slavery Past

The association with the naturalist John James Audubon is “problematic” for a local group seeking to be more inclusive.

World

Flaco, Central Park Zoo Owl, Tastes Freedom and Isn’t Rushing to Return

Not straying far from the zoo but not going back either, a bird of prey on the loose faces serious…

World

An Owl Named Flaco Is Loose in Central Park, With Vandals to Blame

After leaving his damaged Central Park Zoo enclosure the night before, a Eurasian eagle-owl was the subject of an intense…

Real Estate

After a Frantic Year, It’s Time for ‘Slow Birding’

A new book borrows from the slow food movement to propose a more thoughtful, less competitive form of bird-watching.

Travel

The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing

In Colorado’s Rockies, birds and other animals stand out against the snow, and even if you can’t see them, their…

Food

What Temperature Is a Turkey Done? And More Thanksgiving Questions, Answered

Making a Thanksgiving turkey is much easier than you think. Really! But whether it’s your first time making the bird,…

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