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We Have Work to Do • Let’s move into 2021 with the energy and will to make the world better for birds and people.
Borderline Ruin • The government’s rush to build a border wall is devastating cultural sites and precious habitat. Advocates say the damage will linger unless the Biden administration tears it down.
Welcome Home, Loons • An iconic waterbird nests again in southern Massachusetts, a milestone for an innovative effort to reintroduce a species.
Northern Bound • After years of laying the groundwork, conservationists are ready to help a nuthatch reoccupy its former turf.
The Tale of Chipilo Crisopario • A book to teach kids about the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler in Mexico has become a tool for amplifying an ancient Mayan language.
Digging In • A struggling marsh in California gets a facelift to create healthier habitat and ensure it remains vital, now and into the future.
THE KEY TO SAVING FLORIDA SCRUB-JAYS MAY RUN IN THE FAMILY • Perilously inbred, Florida’s lone endemic bird species needs an influx of fresh genes to survive. A scientist teamed up with her dad to mount a rescue - one that could pave the way for helping other wildlife.
TONI MORRISON THE BIRD WHISPERER • How my time with the cherished author changed my relationship with birds - and with myself.
A LITERARY AVIARY • Morrison deftly weaves birds into her writing, a theme that many artists pull onto the covers of her novels as well.
THE LAST STAND ON THE SAN PEDRO • Hundreds of bird species find refuge along one of the Southwest’s last major free-flowing rivers. For years advocates have fended off efforts to deplete the San Pedro, but now an assault on the laws that protect this vital desert waterway poses a grave new threat.
WHAT ’ SKILLING WISCONSIN’S BALD EAGLES? • For 25 years researchers struggled to find the culprit behind a mysterious illness plaguing Bald Eagles around the Wisconsin River. Finally, a clue emerges.
Wildlife CSI • The National Wildlife Health Center sees its share of befuddling cases. Like the Wisconsin River eagle syndrome, some have yet to be cracked. - Neel Dhanesha
BIRDING • Focus your bins on the flock because geese are honking cool.
DIY • Tap your creativity this winter with projects that celebrate and help birds.
PHOTOGRAPHY • Don’t settle for a snapshot when a video tells a complete story.
THE ILLUSTRATED AVIARY • Reimagining John James Audubon’s “Birds of America”
CALL FOR ENTRIES