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One in 5 species of migratory birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, and insects tracked by the United Nations is threatened with extinction due to escalating environmental pressures and overexploitation by humans, according to a landmark report published Monday. The U.N.

Birders at Hungry Mother State Park surpassed their species list goal for 2023 and hope new bird enthusiasts will join their effort in 2024 and achieve new records.

A pair of mannequins in a boat are used to document the annual ice-out on the Wolf River in New London. This year's was earliest in 173 years.

Editor’s note: To have your community activity listed in this calendar, please email Editor P.C. Robinson at probinson@newjerseyhills.com.

Each February, we have the opportunity to contribute to a bird count that gives us a global snapshot of where birds are. This is the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC;

From hilltops, streams, bays and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to one’s own backyard, the entire Olympic Peninsula is fair game for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).

Your observations are needed, citizen scientists; watch the skies (and trees and rooftops) and share your findings with researchers.

A new report found that one in five of the species listed under the CMS is “threatened with extinction”, with nearly half experiencing population declines.

Columnist Shannon Brennan writes that watching birds is truly one of the best forms of entertainment and you can get a great chance to do so during the Great Backyard Bird Count, which starts Friday.

The great gray owl is the largest owl in North America, measuring over 2 foot tall! Find out where you can spot these elusive birds of prey.