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The Birds That 勛圖窪蹋 Missed' Provides New Insights Into the Age of Avian Discovery in America
May 09, 2024 — In his latest book, bird expert Kenn Kaufman focuses on the species that evaded John James 勛圖窪蹋 and his peers to explore an exhilarating yet knotty era in ornithology. Read on to learn more about the book and for a Q&A with the author.
Books
A camouflaged whip-poor-will sits on the ground among brown and green leaves.
As the Whip-poor-wills Chant Wanes, Our Cultural Loss Grows
May 06, 2024 — The iconic call of the Eastern Whip-poor-will has long been part of the fabric of American life, marking annual spring rituals and inspiring odes in popular music. What happens when we lose our connection with its meaning?
Essays
A Bald Eagle soars above a seascape, a ray of sunlight coming through the clouds.
With a New Anthology and National Parks Tour, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Lim籀n Declares Nature Is Who We Are
April 29, 2024 — In 50 poems and plenty of birds, the collection, titled You Are Here, aims to expand expectations of what a nature poem can be.
Books
A calling loon is silhouetted against rippling water reflecting the golden light of sunset.
How the Common Loon's Eerie Call Took Over Pop Music
April 23, 2024 — The beloved bird has wailed its way through decades of hits. Its time we give the species its royalties.
Still from an animated film of three ducks flying over tree-covered hills.
The New Animated Film Migration Draws Inspiration From Birds' Real Journeys
December 21, 2023 — Heres what the Universal Pictures film got right (and wrong) about one Mallard familys epic adventure.
Movies & TV
American Goldfinch and Chipping Sparrow by Gloria Adams
December 20, 2023 — Location: 323 Edgecombe Community Garden, New York, NY 10031
The 勛圖窪蹋 Mural Project
Alton Flyway Mural by James K. Schmidt and Robert Fishbone
October 31, 2023 — Location: 136 Front Street, Alton, IL 62002
Mural Project Stories
A large mural on the wall of a building of two plovers.
Western Snowy Plover by Jonathan Martinez
October 25, 2023 — Location: 830 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Mural Project Stories
A comically bad mutant bird costume resembling a grotesque pterodactyl perches on a roof in a still from a film.
We Dare You to Watch These Frighteningly Bad Bird Horror Movies
October 18, 2023 — You know, good-bad.
Movies & TV