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Pay Attention To What Our Birds Tell Us
July 12, 2010 – 9:20 pm | 3 Comments
Pay Attention To What Our Birds Tell Us

Chris Jordan goes back to the Midway island with a team of artists to document what we are doing to the birds and our planet.

Huge Flock Of Birds
July 7, 2010 – 9:13 pm | 2 Comments
Huge Flock Of Birds

You have to see and hear this incredible footage of a huge flock of birds!

Rufous Hummingbird Flies From Florida To Alaska
July 3, 2010 – 9:43 pm | 4 Comments
Rufous Hummingbird Flies From Florida To Alaska

A banded Rufous Hummingbird flew from the Southeast United States to Alaska this week.

Rehabilitated Bald Eagle Doing Great
July 1, 2010 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
Rehabilitated Bald Eagle Doing Great

A rehabilitated Bald Eagle is doing great with his second chance at life!

Leucistic Pileated Woodpecker
June 29, 2010 – 3:05 pm | 3 Comments
Leucistic Pileated Woodpecker

Greg Page was able to locate and take photos of a beautiful leucistic Pileated Woodpecker that had been seen at a park in Houston, Texas.

Inside Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitaion Center
June 17, 2010 – 10:55 pm | 2 Comments
Inside Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitaion Center

C-SPAN visits the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Louisiana to give us a better understanding of what is happening there to rehabilitate birds affected by the oil spill.

Mowing For Muck
June 16, 2010 – 9:43 pm | No Comment
Mowing For Muck

Eddie Trottier, a seven year old from Billerica, Massachusetts, will be spending this Summer mowing lawns to raise money for wildlife affected by the Gulf oil spill.

Birdwatcher Finds Poachers While Birdwatching
June 10, 2010 – 9:58 pm | No Comment
Birdwatcher Finds Poachers While Birdwatching

Rosmadi Hassan stumbled upon some bird poachers while out birdwatching at one of his favorite spots in Malaysia.

11 Years Old And Willing To Help
June 9, 2010 – 7:06 pm | 4 Comments
11 Years Old And Willing To Help

Olivia Bouler, an 11 year old from Islip, New York has been creating illustrations of birds to help raise money for the oil spill efforts in the Gulf.

Saving Louisiana’s Wildlife One Pelican At A Time
June 5, 2010 – 10:10 pm | 3 Comments
Saving Louisiana’s Wildlife One Pelican At A Time

The Miami Herald visited the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center to learn more about what volunteers are doing to save the oiled birds.

How To Track The Oil Spill In The Gulf
June 2, 2010 – 3:41 pm | No Comment
How To Track The Oil Spill In The Gulf

The NY Times recently created another interactive way to see the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Beneath The Surface Of The Gulf Oil Spill
May 29, 2010 – 3:46 pm | No Comment
Beneath The Surface Of The Gulf Oil Spill

On May 24th, a team dove just below the surface of the Gulf oil spill to give us a completely different and disturbing perspective of the disaster.

How An Oiled Bird Is Washed
May 25, 2010 – 1:04 pm | 6 Comments
How An Oiled Bird Is Washed

Jay Holcomb, Executive Director of the IBRRC, explains how an oiled bird from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is washed at the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center in Louisiana.

Seven Birds Rescued From Oil Spill Released
May 24, 2010 – 10:52 pm | No Comment
Seven Birds Rescued From Oil Spill Released

Seven birds rescued from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were released Monday in Florida.