Previous Bird Lore News

Several Birds Named After Philadelphians Will Be Renamed as Part of an Effort to Stop Honoring Enslavers and Racists. 04-22-24

What to Do if You Find a Bird Nest Near Your Home 04-15-24

The Eclipse Within Our Grasp 04-05-24

Birdword: An Illustrated Guide to Some Tongue-Twisting Ornithological Terms 04-01-24

The Flamingo May Finally Take Its Place as Florida’s State Bird 02-14-24

Tesla’s pigeon: How the great inventor fell for a bird 02-03-24

2023

Why Mister Grouse Is the Friendliest Bird in the Forest 12-15-23

Getting Gulls 12-14-23

Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods 11-21-23

The Virtues of Seabirds and Tides 11-06-23

Flaco the Owl, Zoo Escapee, Leaves Central Park for the East Village 11-06-23

A Falcon Lost His Ability to Fly. Now the Bird is an Artist in Vermont. 10-31-23

Social Dilemma: What’s at Stake When We Propel Wild Birds to Stardom? 10-12-23

Distinct Personalities Make the Spruce Grouse My Favorite Bird 10-11-23

A Gull Barfing by the Sea 10-11-23

In Defense of Pigeons 10-05-23

‘Old Man Bunting’ Nearly Breaks the Age Record for Painted Buntings 07-31-23

This island and its birds are like a Hitchcock movie — it’s madness, but also part miracle 07-12-23

Heads Up! Stunning Birds Are All Around Us, Even in Dense Cities 06-30-23

What Is the Essence of Iridescence? Ask a Hummingbird 06-28-23

Falcon Lays Fourth Egg on Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson Building 04-07-23

A Poet-Ornithologist Walks Walden Pond, From Boise to Concord 04-05-23

Bird Sets Up Nest in Middle of Johns Island Parking Lot, Can’t Be Moved Due to Federal Law 03-28-23

Aggressive’ Owl Keeps Terrorizing People and Stealing Their Hats at Washington Park 03-28-23

How Birding Became Cool 03-17-23

What We Can Learn From This Magnificent Migration 02-06-23

2022

A Nichols Worth Of Nature 12-07-22

Running with Birds: Tufted Titmice Live Here Year-round. They Are Prepping For Winter Now by Hiding Seeds and Gorging on Nuts 11-06-22

The Day We Didn’t Save the Starling 11-02-22

Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves 08-31-22

Good News: A Good Year For Puffins and Terns, Despite Climate Change 08-19-22

Rebuilding an Iconic California State Park With Birds and Wildfire In Mind 08-10-22

Here’s How Drastically Birding Has Changed Over the Past 50 Years 07-28-22

Neonic Nation: Is Widespread Pesticide Use Connected to Grassland Bird Declines? 07-25-22

A Duck Needed Help Saving Her Ducklings. A Police Rescue Ensued. 07-14-22

Birds of Ocracoke: The Least Tern, resilient and feisty 07-10-22

Rethinking Gardens as Havens for Birds 06-22-22

Handsome Eastern Towhee Had Bit Part in Early NC History 06-20-22

Song of Wonder – The Veery 06-15-22

Remembering Florence Merriam Bailey, the Bird Woman of Washington 05-25-22

60 Years after Silent Spring Warned Us, Birds—and Humanity—Are Still in Trouble 04-22

The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 04-11-22

Philly bird-watching groups are changing the way we see birds 03-29-22

Eggs Laid By Peregrine Falcons in Pennsylvania’s Livestreaming Nests: Here’s How to Watch 03-21-22

A pastor finds joy through the Lenten practice of birdwatching 03-19-22

Conserving Quiet 03-10-22

Birder to Birder 02-24-22

Birds of Ocracoke: The Blue Jay 02-20-22

If Rover Can Make It Here, Perhaps Bald Eagles Can Make It Anywhere 02-04-22

This Wonder Bird Flies Thousands of Miles, Non-Stop, as Part of an Epic Migration 01-15-22

For the Birds: Lifelong experiences with birds 01-06-22

2021

Meet the Birder Who Runs a Christmas Bird Count 500 Miles North of the Arctic Circle 12-21-21

For the Birds: Tiny kinglets brighten the bleak winter season 12-07-21

Roadrunner: Meet the Real Bird Behind the Cartoon 12-01-21

The Great Blue Heron, Patient Hunter 11-15-21

For the Birds: It all began with a visit from a dark-eyed junco 11-02-21

For the Birds: American crow’s dark reputation more from plumage than behavior 10-27-21

They’re Spreading the Joy of Birding—and Making It More Inclusive 10-13-21

Wildlife Window: Witness to the Spectacle of Hawk Migration 10-06-21

The Lorax and the Peregrine 09-05-21

Barry the Owl Brought Us Together. What Will We Do Without Her? 08-11-21

Birding With My Human 07-07-21

The Joys of Mindful Birdwatching 06-27-21

Birding Their Way to the Clinic 06-25-21

Eating Crow 06-12-21

Are You the Early Bird That Gets theWorm? 06-12-21

Birding: Taking Proper Names Out of Bird Names is the Proper Thing to Do 05-23-21

‘I bird because I like doing it:’ The Color of Bird Watching and Why Diversity is Needed 05-23-21

Patience is a Virtue (Especially with Birding) 05-19-21

Migration Lessons From Long Point 05-11-21

Almost a year after Central Park Karen, The Brothers’ Network continues to showcase Black birders and artists 05-09-21

Expect the Unexpected 05-05-21

How Mrs. Edge Saved the Birds 04-21

Free as a Bird: Prime Birding and Black Heritage at the Great Dismal Swamp 04-11-21

Our Deep Connection to Birds 04-09-21

Audubon at Sea 03-23-21

The Happiness I’ve Discovered in My Backyard 02-08-21

Overlooked No More: Florence Merriam Bailey, Who Defined Modern Bird-Watching 07-19-19

10 Common Bird Songs Made Less Confusing 04-12-19

How Do Birds Survive the Winter? 12-19-19