Sea Birds
How Vacationers on Antarctic Cruises Are Filling in Scientific Gaps
From ships and submarines, citizen scientists can access remote areas ripe for new discoveries. But does the research make up for the climate impact?
Amateur Fossil Hunter Discovers New Species of Giant Petrel in New Zealand
The now-extinct birds, which lived roughly three million years ago, likely used their hooked bills to feast on seal carcasses
Scientists Discover an Emperor Penguin Colony From Poop Stains in Satellite Images
Researchers pinpointed the group of roughly 500 birds in West Antarctica
Experience the Wonder of Migration at the National Zoo’s New Bird House
Following a six-year renovation, the revamped exhibition will open March 13 with three indoor aviaries
An Icelandic Town Goes All Out to Save Baby Puffins
Kids and senior citizens alike rally to rescue beloved young seabirds that have lost their bearings
More Than 52 Million Birds in the U.S. Are Dead Because of Avian Flu
Many domestic birds have been culled to contain the disease, which is also spreading in wild flocks
To Survive a Typhoon, Some Seabirds Fly Straight Into It
Streaked shearwaters will face a storm's high winds rather than risk getting blown to land
Adélie Penguins Are Dwindling in East Antarctica
Researchers blame too much summer sea ice for causing a downward spiral in one colony
More Than Half of U.S. Bird Populations Are Shrinking
An alarming report indicates that dozens of species are likely to become federally endangered without preventive action
How Bird Collecting Evolved Into Bird-Watching
In the early 1900s, newfound empathy for avian creatures helped wildlife observation displace dispassionate killing
This Seabird Species Dives Deeper When the Water is Clearer
Scientists suggest that cloudier waters, caused in part by climate change, could make it harder for Manx shearwaters to catch fish
Avian Flu Hits U.K.’s Seabird Colonies
Thousands of wild birds have died
Flamingo That Escaped From a Zoo in Kansas Is Spotted Once Again in Texas 17 Years Later
The zoo hasn’t made any plans to catch the bird, saying any attempts might harm the flamingo and other wildlife
Regulators Look to Protect a Seabird Hotspot in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Scientists have identified a key seabird feeding ground in need of safeguarding
Albatrosses Mate for Life, but Climate Change Has Doubled Their 'Divorce' Rates
Food scarcity is causing the birds to return late for mating season, which decreases the chance of successfully hatching a chick
Thousands of Miles Away From Home, This Steller's Sea Eagle Couldn't Be Any More Lost
Now in Nova Scotia, the Asian raptor has been spotted several times in North America in the past year and a half
California Condors Surprise Scientists With Two 'Virgin Births'
Genetic data revealed that two females laid fatherless eggs
New Zealand Kids Discovered This Fossil of New Giant Penguin Species on a Field Trip
Paleontologists say the bird would have been roughly the size of a ten-year-old child
Bruce the Parrot Uses Tools to Survive Despite a Broken Beak
Missing his upper beak, an alpine parrot in New Zealand uses small pebbles for preening
Listen to Ripper the Duck Say 'You Bloody Fool!'
New research highlights the rare trait of vocal learning among animals with examples of musk ducks imitating human speech and other noises
