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The Bird, Bill or Beak, including the Tongue
Winged Wonders Inherit the Wind:
AN OLDER POINT OF VIEW:
Articles from the past..
Owls, February 1898 
Killdeer, February 1900
Red-belly Woodpecker, Feb.1998
Purple Martin, May 1900
Black-crowned Night
Heron, June 1897
Wood Duck, 1897
Common Tern, 1898
The Phoebe, 1897
Tree Sparrow, 1901
The Turnstone, 1897
Ring-Neck Pheasant, 1897
Fox Sparrow, 1898
Owls, 1899
Bluebird, 1897
Song Sparrow, 1901
Indigo Bunting, 1897
Baltimore Oriole 1897
Glossy Ibis, 1898
Least Sandpiper, 1898
Yellow Warbler, 1897
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1897
Carolina Wren, 1901
Green-winged Teal, 1897
Bob White, 1898
Bobolink, 1897
Ovenbird 1898
Prothonotary Warbler 1897
Mockingbird 1897
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1901
Red-tailed Hawk, 1899
The Marsh Hawk, 1897
Wilson's Snipe, 1898
Field Sparrow, 1901
Towhee, 1899
Why do Birds Sing, Are The Happy?
Clarion Call - Kirtland's Warbler
Sparrows Are Not Just "Birds of a Feather"
Sunsets Help Songbirds Fly Home,
"I Brake for Butterflies",
Meet The Grosbeaks
Mystery of Migration
House Wrens Feeding Frenzy
Catching The Flycatcher!,
Made in the Shade, 
Earliest songbirds had an Aussie twang
Butterfly beauty is all in the genes
Owls Face Spotted Future,
Coastal & Pelagic Birds
of Long Island
By John Turner,
Long Island Naturalist
New Zealand, Noah's Ark for Bizarre Birds,
Raised by Others, Birds Use Code to Find Their Kind,
Bird conservation without borders,
Shampooing to Stop Oil Spill Bird Deaths,
Robins at a Pyracantha Party,
A Haven for Hummingbirds,
Bats sing sexy love songs,
Birding Column: Shorebirds in Malibu,
Popping the Corkscrew,
Beak Size Matters for Finches' Song, Scientists Suggest,
Birding Column: Getting In Tune With Song Sparrows
Secret Sex Lives of High-Nesting Finches Uncovered In Rockies,
How Biotechnology and Conservation Tillage Improve Bird Habitat
Chicks take the heat, end up girls.
Sexier Posterior Evolves Almost Overnight,
A Beachhead for Birds,
Some birds may well live for over 80 years,
Small birds appear to move surprisingly quickly,
Adopting the wrong defence strategy could be fatal,
A probe into the world of shorebird cutlery,
Birds and berries are a remarkable example of interaction in nature,
Sensible clothing for birds. Soft strong and very long-lasting!,
Sleep helps birds sing better,
Bird IQ Test Takes Flight,
Females Seek Multiple "Valentines" in Some Species,
South-of-the-Border Birds Flock to North-of-the-Border Refuge,
Winter Birds Begin Singing Their Rites of Spring,
Big-brained birds 'cope better'
Bird-friendly farming helps save rarest threatened species,
An insight into the activity of the common tern,
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Fact Sheet History of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker,
Baby Birds' Efforts to Outshout City Noise May Take Toll,
Breeding program prepares young birds to live on their own,
Warmth and security are more important than sweet dreams,
Ten Most Wanted
Which species do top U.S. birders most want to see? Here are the results of our informal survey
Mother birds increase progesterone to hatch females
Migratory songbirds have a specialized night-vision brain area
Scientist Examines Singing Life of Birds
Giant Extinct Birds Grew Up Slow
The Link Between Dinosaurs and Birds
Why Kestrels Bother to Hover
Helper Birds
Understanding How Birds Toes & Feet Work
Birds Adapt as Seasons Turn
Coots Can Count
Singing in the Brain
Penguins Ingest Mollusk Shells To Obtain Calcium For Thicker Eggshells
Birds of a feather
Why Are Birds' Eggs Speckled?
What a Little Bird Can Tell Us
What Make a Robin Sing
In Western Bluebird As Well As Human Families
Penguin bullies make chicks' lives hell
Looks Count: Barn Swallows
Road noise turns birds into sopranos
Look Up to See Hawk Migration
Seabird guano changes the Arctic
Looking for Harlequin Ducks
Talking to birds is more productive than talking to yourself.
There is no alternative to first hand observation in the field
As well as the beauty of their beaks, puffins have other amazing characteristics.
Long distance seabirds wait for the right wind to save energy.
What it takes to make birds-of-prey such good hunters
Bad Birder Behavior
Have binoculars, will travel
There is no alternative to first hand observation in the field.
Flocking together has many benefits.
Crows are undoubtedly the smartest of all birds.
If You Flaunt It, You've Got It: How Red-heads Top The Pecking Order
Always Room For One More Bird Book
Bird-watchers Depend on Ears More Than Eyes
Long-tailed Ducks, (aka Oldsquaw)
Anhingas Stick It to Fish
Brainy Chickadees
Fox Sparrows
Lucky to See Crossbills
Hermit Thrushes
The Butterfly Bird
Atlantic Puffins
Garden Bird Diary - Springtime
Surf Scoters
Cardinal Flocks
Mr. Gobbles at Kendall Square
How Birds Feed
Love on the Wing - Bird Courtship
Birds & Migration
For Kids - All About Birds
No Flight?  No Problem!
Feather Colors: What We See
Picking The Best Parent For Your Chicks
Birds and Migration, Why and How Do They Do It
Bird Flu Unlikely from Birds
Pintail Ducks are Cool
Spraying Fruit Trees is Bad for Birds
This kite soars in graceful flight
Topic: A way to keep Birds from Attacking their Reflection in a Window
Oriole Nesting Behavior
Flashing Mockingbirds
How Birds Learn to Call
How To Raise and Grow Your Own Mealworms
The Facts on Bird Friendly Coffee
Help! Mockingbird Singing At Night All Night Long - What Can I Do?
Seabirds: Weather Detectives
Calling All Birds
Where Do Birds Sleep?
Mother Birds Give A Nutritional Leg Up To Chicks With Unattractive Fathers
Bird Moms Manipulate Birth Order To Protect Sons
Photo-Essay: The Wild Parrots of The Bronx!
Begging Bluebirds
Flycatchers as Cool as Bluebirds
Gulls Are Omnivorous
It's Plover, Not Pl"O"ver and don't be angry
What Flies Higher Than a Plane?
Birds Get Rid of Salt
How Much Wood Can a Woodpecker Peck...
Albatrosses and frigatebirds spend most of their long lives soaring over the sea
Scientists Identify Part Of Hummingbird's Tiny Bird Brain That Helps It Hover
Identifying Coopers and Sharp-shinned hawks in your yard.
Loons are in England
Crows & Grackles
The Breeding and Nesting of the Gray Catbird
Lapland Longspurs Are Abundant
Virtual Duck Bills Demonstrate Species Coexistence
Seeing Winter Wrens a Treat
Silent Birds
Rough-Legged Hawks
Do Birds Sweat?
How do Penguins Keep Warm
What Do Leg Bands Mean
Screech Owl Habits
Yes, That's Right, Bird Pee
How Do Hummingbirds Find Their Way Back
Tropical Birds Have Slow Way of Life
The Autumn Migration Gets Underway
Warmth and security are more important than sweet dreams.
What sensible shorebirds are wearing on the mud this year.
Flickers Love Dead Trees
Black-bellied Plovers are Common
Birds Don't Leave South America
Birds and Power Lines
Facts About Chimney Swifts
Birds' Nest Soup - Asian Delicacy
The Trouble With Pest Birds
REFLECTIONS:
BIRDING IN CAPE MAY
"Learning/Seeing/
Feeling Something New "
An Essay by Lori Haus