Tag: birds
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Sojourn south begins for snowbirds
She saw flocks of Canada geese flying overhead. Then she noticed fewer warblers in the backyard. And my mom knew it was time to purchase a ticket on her flight south, planning a mid-October departure from Illinois for Florida.
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Lift off: Flying back from edge of extinction
Lift off: Flying back from edge of extinction Operation Migration and the endangered whooping crane Reason to “whoop”: Central Wisconsin is welcoming back “snowbirds” — Nana and Papa are packing up suitcases and closing down condos on Florida’s sunny shores and heading home. But actual snowbirds are flying 1,000-plus miles over the United States to…
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State of the Birds: 230 species face serious threats
In 40 years time, the population of wild passenger pigeons went from 2-3 billion to none. Today, hundreds of species, with their habitats disappearing and their climate changing, face critical threats and need conservation help. This week, 100 years after the extinction of the passenger pigeon, a team of scientists involved with the U.S. Committee…