Birds and Birding

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (861+ words) The Rufous-collared Sparrow is one of Bogota’s most familiar birds. Known locally as the copeton, meaning roughly “the crested one,” the small brown-and-gray bird takes its Colombian name from the short crest of feathers found on the male’s head, called…...

12+ hour, 31+ min ago   (452+ words) Mostly cloudy with isolated storms late. Lows in the lower 60s.. Fish the swan shakes its tail at Jenny's Wildlife Wonderland. COLUMBIA — Jennifer Romesburg usually sticks to rehabilitating mammals, but she recently made an exception for an injured bird. On July…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (688+ words) Three roosters dumped outside the SPCA in Gisborne. (Source: SPCA Gisborne) (Source: Supplied) The SPCA in Gisborne has issued a "desperate plea" after seven roosters were dumped at their door – a week after three of the birds were left at…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (870+ words) In a finding that is already making waves among conservation geneticists and penguin enthusiasts alike, researchers in Japan have decoded the immune-system genes of one of the world’s most carefully managed captive king penguin colonies, revealing 72 brand-new gene variants and…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (39+ words) The Laker/Lutz News The celebration, inspired by the city’s area code, featured special activities to encourage natural behaviors among the aquarium’s animals while keeping them active and engaged...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (361+ words) Three cases of dead birds in the Shoalhaven testing positive to H5 bird flu have resulted in people being urged to report any sick or dead birds they find. But that task is about to get a lot more complicated. Short-tailed…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (99+ words) Marietta Daily Journal Scenes with the new macaws at The Georgia Aviary. The Georgia Aviary, 1021 Umland Road in Marietta, is a nonprofit rescue and lifelong sanctuary in Marietta dedicated to caring for abandoned, surrendered, and neglected parrots. Roxy is a…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (742+ words) Go vote for the creature you’d trust with the future of Suica. You have until September 23. Japan has finally learned who might replace the Suica Penguin. On September 8, JR East unveiled the three creatures competing to become the new face…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (616+ words) The current building is 7,000 square feet but costs $7,800 a month and is expected to increase by 7% each year. PUNTA GORDA — The Parrot Outreach Society has called its current facility home since 2009. The nonprofit has survived three natural disasters: two hurricanes…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (868+ words) The shot-hole borer was first detected in WA in 2021. (ABC News: Grace Burmas) With biosecurity resources tied up managing the outbreak of the bird flu, there are concerns attention has been diverted from the destructive shot-hole borer beetle. Farmers and…...