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Pair of pileated woodpeckers feeding on berries at Cacapon State Park (West VA) in May 2015 (Bobbie Faul-Zeitler, CC 3.0)

Birds Rock! The 2017 Bird Count

March 6, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The 2017 Great Backyard Bird Count  in February just set new records:  it’s the best count ever conducted since the GBBC began in 1998. Here are the stats—as of March […]

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Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Conservation, Environment, International, Sustainability, Wildlife
Snowy owl captured by photographer Francis Portman

Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 17-20

February 4, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Do you love birds?  Love watching them? The Great Backyard Bird Count – now nearly 20 years old– is your chance, February 17-20, to help  create the 2017 annual snapshot […]

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Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Conservation, Extinction, International, Natural history
Courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Friday Roundup Apr 29: Ches Bay, Space Colony, Hummingbirds, Feeding Africa

April 29, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Our stories this week: Chesapeake Bay’s good news,  Kaplana –a NASA space colony, Howard Buffett’s “brown revolution” to feed Africa, bison wins new status Chesapeake Bay’s Good News The Chesapeake […]

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Birds, Extinction, Farming, Food, Friday Roundup, News, Rivers, Science, Water, Whales, Wildlife

Friday Roundup: Good News! Mar 26

March 25, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Welcome Spring 2016: This week we are only reporting good news– eagles, ravens, monarch butterflies, orcas, the Chesapeake Bay, Amazon funding, World Happiness Report. Whoopee! World Happiness Report: Just released, […]

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Biodiversity, Birds, Butterflies, Endangered species, forests, Friday Roundup, International, Oceans, People, Science, Sustainability, Wildlife
Red-tailed hawk on my rooftop keeps a lookout at my bird feeders (Bobbie Faul-Zeitler, CC 3.0)

Count the Birds Feb 12-15

February 11, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) starts tomorrow, February 12 and continues through the 15th — you, your kids, your friends, and anyone can be part of the annual worldwide […]

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Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Discovery, Extinction, Natural history, Research, Sustainability
Snowy owl captured by photographer Francis Portman

Birds: Count ’em Feb 12-15

January 27, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A worldwide bird census takes place Feb 12-15 – and you can be part of it! The Great Backyard Bird Count  (GBBC)— made up of Audubon, Cornell (University) Lab of […]

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Animals at risk, Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Endangered species, Extinction, Sustainability
Hunting at Averne NY Photograph by Francois Portman (all rights reserved)

Great Backyard Bird Count Breaks Records 2015

March 12, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Bird watchers around the world set new records for the 2015 Great Backyard Bird Count — an annual event that invites everyone from families to birding professionals to pitch in […]

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Animals at risk, Birds, Endangered species
Snowy owl at Breezy Point (New York City). Photo by Francois Portman (all rights reserved).

Bird Lovers: Two Important Events!

December 13, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Mark your calendar: Two important bird events await your participation: Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (Sunday, Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, 2015); and the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) , Feb. […]

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Biodiversity, Birds, Endangered species
Cardinal Courtesy of Michele Black (Ohio)

Birds at Risk: Two New Reports

September 11, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The recently released U.S. Postal Service “forever stamps” feature 10 North American songbirds – from the Baltimore Oriole to Western Meadowlark — but stamps may be the closest some of […]

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Animals at risk, Birds, Endangered species
Hunting at Averne NY Photograph by Francois Portman (all rights reserved)

Snowy Owls: Avian Nomads

March 31, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Experts call it a “winter invasion.” Snowy owls descended this year from their Arctic range to spots all over the northern U.S. — from Minnesota to the Maritimes, the Great […]

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Biodiversity, Birds, Discovery

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