Birds
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Science
More Than 1,000 Birds Died One Night in Chicago. Will It Happen Again?
A mass of birds died in Chicago in October after striking one building, adding to the push for more protections in one of the most dangerous cities for avian migration.
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Books
Everything You’ve Been Told About Birds Is a Lie
Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos aim to turn an online caper into a full-fledged book.
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US
Lasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predators.
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Newyork
The Beautiful World of Birding
More from our inbox: Civility on the Court, but These Are Not Civil TimesA History of Deception About Politicians’ HealthTest the CandidatesBanning Plastic FoamCredit...Nadine RedlichTo the Editor: Re “Birds Open Our Eyes and Ears,” by Ed Yong ...
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Newyork
Flaco’s Death Calls Attention to Bird Strikes and How to Prevent Them
The Eurasian eagle-owl was one of an estimated billion birds that will die in the United States this year after crashing into buildings.
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Science
An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?
Today’s birds began their evolution into more than 10,000 species long before the fateful collision, a new genetic study found.
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Science
An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?
Today’s birds began their evolution into more than 10,000 species long before the fateful collision, a new genetic study found.
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World
9 Days, 527 Birds, 55 Species
On a map of the United States, you can barely see the skinny strip of land that is Fort Morgan, Ala. But the narrow peninsula — about 20 miles long and, in some places, less than a half-mile wide — is immensely important for migratory birds: It is ...
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Newyork
North American Birds Will No Longer Be Named for Racists — or Anybody Else
On Nov. 1, the American Ornithological Society announced that it would be renaming all the birds under its purview that are currently named for human beings. The birds’ new names will reflect the species’ appearance or habitat — some trait associated ...
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Science
How Did Birds First Take Off?
In 1993, “Jurassic Park” helped inspire 9-year-old Stephen Brusatte to become a paleontologist. So Dr. Brusatte was thrilled to advise the producers of last year’s “Jurassic World: Dominion”on what scientists had learned about dinosaurs since he was ...