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Rare White Puffin Photographed
March 15, 2010 – 10:10 pm | 2 Comments
Rare White Puffin Photographed

Barbara Fryer, from Umberleigh, Devon photographed a rare white Atlantic Puffin off the Isles of Sicily.

Black Penguin Video
March 13, 2010 – 10:04 pm | No Comment
Black Penguin Video

Last week I wrote about how Andrew Evans photographed a rare black penguin. Today, I found out he actually has 14 seconds of video too!

Condor Nest At Park For First Time in 100 Years
March 10, 2010 – 2:59 am | One Comment
Condor Nest At Park For First Time in 100 Years

For the first time in more than 100 years, a California Condor nest appears at the Pinnacles National Monument which is located about 5 hours north of Los Angeles, California.

Rare Black Penguin Photographed
March 9, 2010 – 9:04 am | 2 Comments
Rare Black Penguin Photographed

A rare black penguin was photographed last week! Honestly, if this wasn’t coming from National Geographic I might have a hard time believing it.

Evan Lysacek Owes His Gold Medal To The Birds
March 6, 2010 – 7:37 pm | No Comment
Evan Lysacek Owes His Gold Medal To The Birds

On The Ellen Generes Show, Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek revealed the secret to his winning short program: birds!

This Is One Tough Bald Eagle
March 4, 2010 – 10:38 pm | No Comment
This Is One Tough Bald Eagle

For the second time in 19 years, Florida Bald Eagle No. 512 was rescued, rehabilitated and released back into the wild!

Syncrude Trial Begins For Duck Deaths
March 2, 2010 – 10:19 pm | No Comment
Syncrude Trial Begins For Duck Deaths

Monday, nearly two years after the incident, oil giant Syncrude begins their trial concerning the April 2008 deaths of 1606 ducks at their oil sands in northern Alberta, Canada.

Kill Protected Birds Expect Fines And Jail Time
February 24, 2010 – 9:04 pm | 13 Comments
Kill Protected Birds Expect Fines And Jail Time

Last June Charles Belgard, 21 years old, drove a Jeep about 70 mph through 10 flocks of seabirds on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. This week he was delivered his sentence.

Arctic Cliffhangers
February 20, 2010 – 3:44 pm | 2 Comments
Arctic Cliffhangers

The documentary Arctic Cliffhangers recently won Best Wildlife Film at the 2010 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. Biologist and filmmaker Steve Smith explores the relationship between seabirds, humans and a changing Arctic climate.

Orphaned Bald Eagle Chick Finds New Home
February 17, 2010 – 3:01 am | 7 Comments
Orphaned Bald Eagle Chick Finds New Home

Hoover, a sixteen day old orphaned Bald Eagle chick, finds a new home!

Cirl Bunting and Wildlife Friendly Farming
February 16, 2010 – 3:00 pm | One Comment
Cirl Bunting and Wildlife Friendly Farming

Farmers and birds, living together! Wildlife friendly farming has helped one of Britain’s most threatened songbirds to bounce back from the brink of extinction.

Acadia National Park Raptor Internship
February 6, 2010 – 3:07 pm | No Comment
Acadia National Park Raptor Internship

Acadia National Park is now accepting applications through March 5th for its Raptor Internship. This sounds like a great opportunity for a birdwatcher!

February 3rd, 1954
February 3, 2010 – 10:09 pm | No Comment
February 3rd, 1954

Travel back in time with this article from February 3rd, 1954 titled Fabulous Bird Species Near Extinction.

California Brown Pelicans And Recent Storms
January 27, 2010 – 10:43 pm | No Comment
California Brown Pelicans And Recent Storms

There have been many news stories recently about how the California storms are affecting the Brown Pelicans. I thought it was important to not only briefly explain why, but to also show you what is being done to help them.