February 2, 2018 This season’s BirdSpotter contest celebrated teachers and students who love birds. Over the course of the contest, we selected three teachers who use FeederWatch as a way to engage students with hands-on…
“Bold, Bright, and Beautiful” BirdSpotter Judges’ Choice Winner!
February 12, 2018 Congratulations to our BirdSpotter People’s Choice winner Linda Petersen, of Terril, IA, for this striking photo of a Baltimore Oriole! Linda says “I enjoy photographing birds in my yard during spring migration,…
Bird Rescue Celebrates 40 Years With Dawn, Procter…
No one wishes for oil spills. Not petroleum companies, and certainly not those of us who care about the environment. But spills do happen, and one particularly bad spill occurred in 1971 right outside San…
On the Lookout: BirdSpotter Data Entry Winner
February 16, 2018 | Carolina Wrens by Judith Beck | For the second season in a row, Cornell Lab and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with BirdSpotter prizes. After entering bird…
Seabird E-murre-gency: Meet Mara
August 21, 2018 Seabird E-murre-gency: Meet Mara Meet Mara: Young murres like Mara have been flooding our Northern California wildlife center for the past two months. Little Mara was named after her quick-thinking rescuer who…
An Update on Mara the Murre
August 24, 2018 An Update on Mara the Murre Mara is spending time with a rescued adult murre who is acting as a surrogate parent during her recovery. Photo by Cheryl Reynolds/International Bird Rescue Dear…
Why do Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers look so…
February 19, 2018 By Gavin Leighton Although most birds of North America are incredibly diverse, some species look very, very similar. One pair of species that look surprisingly similar are Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers. When…
E-murre-gency Sparks Seabird Media Attention
August 28, 2018 E-murre-gency Sparks Seabird Media Attention Common Murre chicks first day of waterproofing in pool. Photo by Cheryl Reynolds 7/24/18. August hasn’t been a great month for starving seabirds, but the good news…
Emurregency: Mara the Murre Update #2
September 7, 2018 Emurregency: Mara the Murre Update #2 This young Common Murre, named “Mara” has put on much needed weight. Photo by Cheryl Reynolds/International Bird Rescue Why how she’s grown! Mara the murre has…