This story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... located along a major avian migration route, offer safe haven to the millions of birds that make fraught ...

With this being the 125th year of the national count and 284 completed counts across the country, Manistee County adds its contribution to the tally, which has reached 6,770,463, as of Dec. 31.

National Bird Day 2025: National Birds Day is observed on January 5, every year. The United States of America observes the day as National Bird Day to raise awareness about the importance of birds and ...

the fact is our country doesn’t have an official bird,” Preston Cook, Co-Chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, said of the efforts. “It’s time the bald eagle ...

National Bird Day, observed annually on January 5th ... By observing and documenting bird species, birdwatchers help gather valuable data that can be used to track population trends and migration ...

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“You know, most people think the Bald Eagle is the national bird,” he said, corking the bottle. Books, newspapers, and plenty of experts made that claim. Even government websites asserted as much.

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recently included the Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve (SWNR) in Zamboanga Sibugay and the Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (DCMR) within the Siargao Island Protected ...

National Bird Day 2025: Birds play an important role in our ecosystem, dispersing seeds, pollinating plants, and controlling insect populations. These feathered creatures also bring us bundles of joy ...

As the seasons change, bare trees and fields of brown flower seedheads stand sentinel in the early dusk. It’s a world ready for winter.

The Bar-Tailed Godwit is known for its extraordinary migration journey. It flies non stop for 12,000 kilometers from Alaska ... It migrates from North America to South America. The bird stops to rest ...

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