Brown Pelican
“A wonderful bird is the pelican; his bill can hold more than his belly can,” begins the limerick by Dixon Lanier Merritt.
Wood Stork
The Wood Stork is the only stork to breed in the United States, and the largest wading bird. They occupy a small range within the U.S.
Common Loon
The Common Loon is the largest and most widespread of the five loon species found in North America.
Congress Advances Provision Benefiting Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Conservation
Amid all the noise and headlines related to the federal government’s reopening, the horseshoe crab and birds that rely on it — including the federally Threatened Red Knot — have quietly claimed a victory. Among many provisions in the U.S. Congress’ continuing resolution is one instructing th...
Marbled Murrelet
The Marbled Murrelet faces many of the threats that endanger all seabirds, but the loss of its old-growth forest nesting habitat is unique among seabirds.
Rare Albatross Makes Remarkable Recovery After Swallowing Multiple Fishing Hooks
A Salvin’s Albatross, one of the least studied seabird species in the world, has returned to the wild after it successfully recovered from life-saving surgery that removed four large fishing hooks and the fishing line it ingested off the coast of South America. This latest unintended fisheries inc...
Marsh Antwren
Although most members of the Neotropical antbird family inhabit dense tropical forests, the small Marsh Antwren, endemic to the east coast of Brazil, is an exception.
