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Collisions with buildings kill as many as 1 billion birds a year in the United States. But architects and activists are working to make cities safer.

A plane carrying the top officer in the National Guard had to return to the airport after an in-flight collision.

Scientists have captured video of a black-naped pheasant-pigeon on an island in Papua New Guinea. It was the first time the bird had been documented since 1882.

Eight of us stare into a thicket at the far end of the fields at the Peterson Farm. We strain to spot the movement of branches in the bright sunlight

The historian, whose new book is “Silent Spring Revolution,” would also invite E.O. Wilson and Rachel Carson: “We could talk about the 11,000 bird species the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is helping to conserve in the face of climate change.”

Images and footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon were recently captured by scientists. This is the first documented sighting of the elusive bird since 1882.

A Ross’s goose was found last week in Bangor, hanging out in a cornfield with at least one snow goose. Unfortunately for us, we have not been able to carve out the time to drive up and see this rare bird, and it’s a species we’ve yet to see here in...

Researchers have rediscovered the elusive black-naped pheasant pigeon - and caught it on camera for the very first time.

The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was first – and last – observed by researchers 140 years ago, and remained elusive until September.

Cathy Free THE WASHINGTON POST – Turkeys have sharp claws, pointy beaks and red saggy bits on their necks. Snuggle might not be the first word that comes to mind when seeing a feathered turkey waddling across a farm. But Barbara Slaine was sitting on the ground at a California farm last year when a […]