Birds of Western Australia

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BirdNote® Gulls of Summer

Many gull species flock to the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic coasts in the summer.

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BirdNote ® Why Arctic Terns Have Short Beaks

Great Egret Confrontation

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BirdNote® – Choosing Where to Nest

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BirdNote ® Sooty Shearwater Migration

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Tern, Tern, Tern

A tern, on the hunt for food, is a determined seabird. And a mother tern is even more determined when her mission is to feed  ?and protect – her young. Mark Seth Lender offers his observations.

Earth Ear

To everything there is a season  ? this week it’s terns, terns, terns.

Woman’s Best Friend

Author Stacey O’Brien shares the details about her intimate 19-year relationship with Wesley the barn owl.

Northern bird habitat

Environment

Today’s Geo Quiz is for the birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count gets under way this weekend. The idea is to report on what’s on view in your backyard. Miyoko Chu of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology explains why counting birds is important.