The Washington Post

Most birds avoid hurricanes. This species chases them, scientists say.

A rare seabird that lives on an uninhabited Atlantic Ocean island has an unusual response to hurricanes, new research shows: They fly toward the storms, rather than away from them. It is unusual ...
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Bird Flu Wiped Out Nearly Half of the Females in the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Drone Images Suggest

In 2023, bird flu reached a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Now, South Georgia—home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population—has been transformed. Drone images of the ...
Berkshire Eagle

On the Atlantic Flyway, migrating birds make their way south via an invisible flight path

Rain splatters on the roof during the night, but slows to a gentle pitapat as the sun slowly rises through the thinning clouds. It is mid-October and the weather is still warm. Danny and I are ready ...
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‘Birds Supporting Birds’ Eagles team up to protect seabirds and oceans

The Philadelphia Eagles are teaming up with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation in a new effort to protect seabirds and ...