Results for keyword: birds
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The owl and I
Melissa Hart’s relationship with an owl transforms her life
by Melissa Hart, Aug 06, 2007 -
Throwing raptors into flight
Rob Domenech bands eagles, studies hawks and also works with at-risk kids
by Becky Lomax, Jul 23, 2007 -
The Ardent Birder
The Ardent Birder, written by Todd Newberry and delightfully illustrated by Gene Holtan, salutes the "lovely madness" of bird-watching
by Staff, Nov 28, 2005 -
Odes to an urban mountain range
Two recent guidebooks – Mike Coltrin’s Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide and The Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains by Robert Julyan and Mary Stuever – are excellent guides to the trails and histories of the mountains outside Albuquerque
by Laura Paskus, Oct 31, 2005 -
Birds get a break from blades
More than half the windmills on California’s Altamont Pass will shut down for two months this winter so migrating birds can pass safely through the area
by Patrick Farrell, Aug 08, 2005 -
The Singing Life of Birds
The Singing Life of Birds by Donald Kroodsma explores the varieties of birdsong, and even includes a CD of nearly 100 songs
by Staff, May 30, 2005 -
Calling all birders
The National Audubon Society’s 2004 State of the Birds report assesses worrisome population changes for 450 non-game birds
by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004 -
My great-grandfather the crow killer
The author’s family likes to think that his great-grandfather has come back as a crow after a lifetime spent shooting the rambunctious birds
by Andrew Becker, Mar 01, 2004 -
Shrinking water supply makes room for birds
At Roosevelt Lake in Arizona, endangered southwestern willow flycatchers are actually thriving as the water level drops and willow and tamarisk take over.
by Jon Waldman, Aug 19, 2002






