Kamloops, B.C., group testing solutions to woodpecker damage on homes
Miles Purden started noticing woodpeckers taking aim at his home in North Kamloops in 2020. They were pecking at his concrete ...
The Herald Bulletin1dOpinion
On Nature column: Red-bellied woodpeckers are prominent aviary residents of Indiana
Kevin Tungesvick is a lifelong resident of Madison County. An avid naturalist and self-taught botanist, Kevin is author of a ...
Florida agency wants to try captive breeding of endangered sparrow
The first time I saw a Cape Sable seaside sparrow in the Everglades, I was not impressed. This was in 1999, back before there ...
Grondahl: We cut down trees in the yard. A woodpecker struck back.
After we cut down aging trees in our Guilderland yard, a northern flicker tried to build a shelter in the trim of our home.
National Audubon Society8d
The Bald Eagle Is Finally, Officially Our National Bird—Thanks to This Man
Contemplating that possibility, Cook envisions his collection inspiring empathy for the bird’s continued prosperity. That’s why he was in Wabasha. Minnesota has the largest nesting population of Bald ...
ColoradoSprings13d
Black Forest carver uses recycled wood to create life-like birds
Tom Mizik has been a birdwatcher for more than 50 years and a carver of birds for more than 30. He mostly does Colorado birds who visit his Black Forest ...
scmp.com13d
Tech war: China’s chip industry reports sharp drop in funding in 2024 amid US rivalry
China’s semiconductor sector saw a steep one-third decline in funding inflows this year amid US restrictions on advanced chips and overcapacity concerns in legacy chips, according to data from a ...
MSNBC15d
What to know about the spread of the bird flu
The spread of the bird flu among humans and other mammals in the United States has sparked some concern among public health experts in recent weeks, though U.S. officials say the risk it currently ...
CNN16d
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird flu that keep showing signs of their own pandemic potential ...
The New York Times17d
The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...
KSLA17d
Big rig hauling wood chips tips over
POWHATAN, La. (KSLA) — An 18-wheeler hauling wood chips tipped over on its side alongside northbound Interstate 49 in Natchitoches Parish. The wreck occurred about 8 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 26) near ...
CNN17d
Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why.
On his first trip to the Delaware Bay in 1985, Webster and his team found that 20 percent of the bird poop samples they brought back with them contained influenza viruses, and they realized the ...