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• Frigatebird Flies 2,500 Miles to Feed Chick - A Christmas Island frigate bird named Lydia recently made a 26-day journey of about 2,500 miles in search of food for her baby. Read More >>
  
  
• Wetlands Loan Act Proposed - The Wetlands Loan Act, modeled after a similar bill first passed in 1961, would borrow up to $400 million against the future sales of duck stamps to help pay for easements and land purchases benefiting waterfowl and wildlife habitat. Read More >>
  
  
• Listen to Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds - Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds is live every Sunday, 9:30 to 10 a.m. on 95.9 WATD-FM or by streaming on 959watd.com. Listening to past broadcasts of Talkin' Birds is easy by subscribing to a podcast feed or by directly downloading files from our "Talkin' Birds Show Archive" section. Read More >>
  
  
• Editor Bill Thompson, III, and BWD to receive Ohioana Library James P. Barry Award for Edit - Editor Bill Thompson, III, and BWD to receive Ohioana Library James P. Barry Award for Editorial Excellence Read More >>
  
  
• HIGHEST NUMBER OF KIRTLAND'S WARBLERS EVER RECORDED - The Michigan Department of Read More >>
  
  
• Project FeederWatch Begins in November - Project FeederWatch, the popular citizen-science project that begins in November, is entering its 18th season. Read More >>
  
  
• Swarovski and American Park Network Help California Condors Take Wing - American Park Network, publisher of the world's largest outdoor guide, and Swarovski Optik, maker of fine optical equipment, are pleased to announce their support of the California Condor Reintroduction program and NestWatch program in Grand Canyon National Park. The program began two years ago with the release of captive California condors into the wilds of the Grand Canyon. Read More >>
  
  
• Task Force To Save the Albatross - BirdLife International’s Save the Albatross Campaign has entered a new phase with the launch of Operation Ocean Task Force, an initiative to place trainers on longline fishing vessels to show the crews simple and practical techniques to prevent seabird deaths. Read More >>
  
  
• Snail Kites in Florida in Decline - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is keeping water levels in Florida's Lake Okeechobee too high; impacting the federally endangered snail kite, according to a suit filed last month by the National Wildlife Federation and its Florida affiliate. Read More >>
  
  
• California Condor Problems - Researchers removed a California condor chick from a nest and performed surgery for items impacted in its crop. Read More >>
  
  
• New Bird Species Found in Colombia - Two new bird species have been discovered in the mountains of Colombia. Read More >>
  
  
• First South American Reserve for North American Songbird - The first South American reserve for North American songbirds is helping the cerulean warbler. Read More >>
  
  
• The 2005 Federal Duck Stamp Now Available - The 2005 Federal Duck Stamp is now available. Read More >>
  
  
• Endangered Woodpecker on the Rise - Endangered red-cockaded woodpecker population on the rise. Read More >>
  
  
• Golden Eagles Return to Ireland - Golden eagles return to ireland Read More >>
  
  
• Study Reveals How Hummingbirds Hover - Study Reveals How Hummingbirds Hover: News by Bird Watcher's Digest Read More >>
  
  
• Chickadees Sound the Alarm - New Study Shows Number of dee's in chickadee song holds specific warnings Read More >>
  
  
• Pipeline Raises Awareness for Hummingbird Conservation - Ecuadorian Pipeline Raises Awareness for Hummingbird Conservation Read More >>