Here’s the situation; you find a bird but you don’t know the owner. But your vet might know somebody who is missing a bird.
So now what?
Well accountant Sue Hill, from the UK, that telephone number of the possible owner and… put the bird on the phone.
Hearing her owners voice the bird at that point [...]

For two weeks Lightning has been sending Patricia Fisher, the woman who nursed her back to health, a wordless message.
It’s time to let her go.
Lightning, a bald eagle, was severely injured in June of 2005 when the tree holding her nest in Waushara County was struck by lightning and started on fire. Lightning and [...]

After making its way slightly off nature’s beaten path and into Wisconsin, one little green-breasted mango has found its way to safety, with the help of the human hand.
Neighbors in the area of Sandale Drive in Beloit - who had been receiving regular visits from the hummingbird since July - lured it into a cage [...]

Ask your feathered friends over to dine this winter.
Birds are easy guests. Set the table with a feeder full of seed at a place in your yard where you can watch from a window. Finish off the table setting with a birdbath full of water nearby.
Before too long, the birds will recognize your [...]

As many as 130 species of birds were spotted by teams of bird lovers in a day-long ‘race’ held in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam.
The exercise was held as part of the HSBC India Bird Race organised by KeralaBirder, a bird lovers group on the Internet. In Thiruvananthapuram, the race was organised by the green groups ‘Warblers [...]

Though the days of sun drenched hours are gone for a while, the birds of the air are still abundant in the skies of their middle Tennessee homes, including those in Bedford County. Their sonnets of song glide on the autumn breezes as the leaves sail the currents they share with the winged friends.
For [...]

The trials and tribulations of one of Britain’s largest colonies of terns have been captured for a BBC wildlife programme tonight.
The 1,300 pairs of terns - or sea swallows - at Cemlyn nature reserve were filmed over a breeding season for The Nature of Britain programme.
The birds travel thousands of miles from Africa [...]

Strangler figs, live oaks and gumbo limbos shade the graves of Confederate soldiers and Florida pioneers. At Fort Lauderdale’s Evergreen Cemetery, a few fragments of history linger in a city overrun by strip malls.
The old graveyard also provides a haven for a vast variety of warblers, tanagers and other birds trying to navigate ancient migration [...]

Flying north for its annual fall return to the colder regions of the northern hemisphere, an eyebrowed thrush took a wrong turn and found itself in Jerusalem at 6 am on Sunday.
The thrush was identified at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory of the Society for the Preservation of Nature in Israel’s Urban Wildlife Site by [...]

Incidents of a seabird preying on colonies of another species at night may be unique to a remote islands archipelago.
Ecologist Will Miles said initial research of great skua preying on Leach’s petrel on St Kilda found the behaviour was unlikely to be common.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has been recording “alarming” falls [...]

Preliminary information from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reveals more than 71 million people watched, fed, or photographed wild birds in 2006, the latest figures available. They spent $45 billion pursuing their hobby.
That makes feeding wild birds one of the most popular outdoor activities in the United States, with widespread and evenly-distributed fans among [...]

New official statistics on the UK’s wild bird population show no significant changes to the pattern of the last 37 years.
The government’s indicators cover breeding seabird and woodland bird populations and wintering wetland birds, and assesses progress against the government’s Public Service Agreement target for breeding farmland birds in England.
The all-species indicator shows that, on [...]

Perched atop a tree branch draped between two walls in a small flight room, a red-tailed hawk at the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center stared intensely into the eyes of the few humans standing in the room.
Although just a few feet separated the predatory bird from the humans, the 1-year-old bird did not attack [...]

Volunteers with Pacific Wildlife Care report that they have found a permanent home for a visually impaired golden eagle they have been rehabilitating for several months.
Zoo to You, a conservation educational organization based in Paso Robles, will pick up the bird today.
It will be used in the group’s educational outreach programs, said Kelly [...]

As if regaining her bearings, a rehabilitated bald eagle stood by the White River on Thursday and uncertainly flapped her wings.
After a few minutes, she glided gracefully across the river and perched in a treetop, as the group of people who saved her life applauded.
An area fishing guide found the injured eagle about three weeks [...]

THURSDAY November 1 will see the start of the biggest ever bird survey to hit the UK.
The British Trust for Ornithology is mobilising an army of 50,000 birdwatchers to undertake a stock-take of the UK’s birds with the aim of understanding how recent changes to our climate and habitats are affecting Britain’s birds.
Bird [...]

The tiny Kaua’i creeper, a rare four-inch-tall bird, is still trying to get on the endangered species list as its numbers have dwindled to 1,500 worldwide.
The Kaua’i creeper, also called the ‘akikiki, is threatened by habitat loss, avian disease and nonnative mammals. It’s found only on Kaua’i, and it has been listed as a top [...]

The new University of Oklahoma Press biography of George Miksch Sutton, Norman’s favorite birdman, mentions the help he got from the Cleveland County Bird Club.
It’s now the Cleveland County Audubon Society, but this column is about the earlier days.
In the early 1960s the State Highway Department (now Transportation Department) was about to let a contract [...]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE - After almost disappearing from the American scene, the bald eagle’s comeback is complete, thanks in part to the Defense Department.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other officials made the announcement on Thursday at a ceremonial event held at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington.
“Today, I am proud to announce the eagle has [...]

At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, a one-year-old bald eagle flew gracefully toward the wild blue skies before about 350 people on Sauvie Island, some kneeling so those standing behind could witness its release.
The scene came a week after the bald eagle’s comeback took it off the U.S. endangered species list. There are about 10,000 pairs of [...]

I appreciate the leisurely, laid-back tempo of summer, but this week life slowed to a geriatric snail’s pace.
Friends have left town, some not to return for weeks. Children have fled for jobs out of state. And that 10-day vacation in August we’ve planned for months seems light years away.
Suddenly, my mate and I were exchanging [...]

Bird watching has quickly become one of the most popular hobbies in the World. What at one time was just a backyard interest has now grown into extensive bird watching vacations. When looking for a bird watching vacation, you can choose from one as simple as a weekend getaway or you can elect to go [...]

Bird watching enthusiasts flock to Delaware as the fall migration begins. The fall migration starts early, well before what visitors normally think of as autumn.
The first southbound arrivals show up the last few days of June, and by mid-summer, many shorebirds can be spotted as they make their way back from the Artic nesting [...]

Mason Neck State Park in Virginia is close to the largest rookery of great blue herons in the mid-Atlantic region and Virginia’s biggest freshwater marsh. But mostly, people come for the eagles.
The U.S. Interior Department’s decision last month to remove the bald eagle from the list of endangered and threatened species after 40 years has [...]

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - A bald eagle is recovering after a muddy misadventure.
A waste treatment pond at a Stimson Lumber wood processing facility in Forest Grove had been drained of water. What was left was sludge, about four feet deep, with the consistency of cold chocolate pudding.
The eagle apparently misjudged the situation, and became [...]

Ohio’s bald eagle population is flying high with a record 164 nests in 45 counties this year, according to tallies by the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
Of the record raft of nests, 115 were successful in fledging young, with current reports indicating 186 eaglets. That production is down from the record production of 205 eaglets in [...]

This is an important summer for kori bustards at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Four chicks of this threatened African bird have hatched in June and July. Along with the bumper crop of baby birds is a bumper crop of new information for scientists working to preserve the species, thanks to an electronic egg that transmits [...]

Some rare guests, feathered friends in need, are making their home at least for a few weeks at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield. “I’ve worked here seven years and I’ve never seen an white faced ibis,” said assistant rehabilitation manager Megan Prelinger.
But now, the research center has 78 white faced ibis babies [...]

IT’S BEEN a bumpy journey for little terns.
But a record number of terns now adorn the Hartlepool and east Durham coastline - despite the nests coming under attack from hedgehogs.
More than 100 little tern chicks, one of Britain’s rarest sea birds, have hatched on a breeding area at Crimdon near Hartlepool. And after several years [...]

A well-known tourist destination is preparing to welcome 250,000 overseas visitors.
Every year, migrating birds from as far away as Iceland, Scandinavia and Russia flock to Southport’s Ribble Estuary (UK) to rest and refuel.
A quarter of a million birds visit the estuary every year and the huge numbers and variety of birds make the Ribble one [...]

An albatross, found on a Somerset beach by a walker, has been released after a check-up by animal rescuers.
The bird, believed to be either a yellow-nosed or black-browed albatross, was discovered, apparently uninjured, on the beach at Brean on Friday.
After a once over by staff at the Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre, near Burnham-On-Sea, it [...]

It takes just a few simple steps for bird lovers to attract their feathered friends to their yards.
Making some minor adjustments to properties will help attract different varieties of birds, particularly songbirds, according to a press release from Cornell University’s Cooperative Extension. With growing recognition the climate is warming, native plants are the best choice [...]

A fairy pitta, a rare bird in the avian world, was spotted in Geoje, Gyeongnam Province, singing its distinctive mating call.
The migratory bird, which comes to Korea in the summer, was designated as Korea’s 204th natural treasure, but has not been seen in the country since. A dead fairy pitta was found in 2002, [...]

Like a cat on the prowl, the ‘hunter’ was stalking toward a drying water hole. The ground was littered with fallen twigs and leaves and he had to step carefully. Bending to avoid a thorny branch, he momentarily lost concentration and ‘thud..’.. a mistaken step on a stick alerted his prey. With a loud flutter, [...]

Researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute (NI) in Houston and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City used functional MRI to determine that songbirds have a pronounced right-brain response to the sound of songs, establishing a foundational study for future research on songbird models of speech disorders such as stuttering, as reported today in [...]

UNALASKA, Alaska – A bald eagle perches atop a pole near the road. Standing 50 feet away, I slowly aim my camera and fire. The bird barely budges.
Creeping two steps forward, I shoot a second frame. The bird doesn’t move.
I edge forward, approaching and firing in two-step increments. Finally, about 15 feet away, my feathered [...]

Here are 10 reasons your own backyard may be the best place for bird-watching — especially during the summer.
1. You don’t have to endure oppressive heat or pesky mosquitoes. Backyard bird-watching is a pain-free way to enjoy the sight of a bird like a blue jay standing regal on a fence or indecorously dunking its [...]

A wild hen turkey does not mind socializing with humans, as Mel and Donnie Kelly have found out.
The bird just literally came knocking on their front door of their home near Yountsville about two weeks ago.
“The first night she was here she pecked on the door as if she wanted to come inside,” Mel Kelly [...]

Environmentalists are excited by the discovery of an endangered sea bird 10,000 kilometres from where it was tagged by scientists off Cape York in far north Queensland more than 20 years ago.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the herald petrel that was tagged on Raine Island in 1984 has been seen off the coast of [...]

Students from the Grayson County High School donated their time and hardwork to build birdhouses and birdfeeders for the Grayson Manor in Leitchfield.
Larry Fleenor’s woodworking class built eighteen birdhouses. The employees of Grayson Manor then painted each of them to reflect each others different personalities.
Larry Baker’s metalworking class built six bird feeders and shepard hooks. [...]

The capercaillie - one of the UK’s rarest birds - may be on the verge of a recovery.
The RSPB believes last year’s breeding season for the birds was the best for 15 years and says the population may even be expanding in some areas.
There are currently only 1,000 breeding pairs of capercaillie in the UK, [...]

Dubai: A large nesting colony of Bank Myna, a variety of the common Myna or Pied Starling, has been spotted off Al Warsan. It is known as one of the largest breeding grounds of the bird in the country.
“The nests were spotted in a desert area, off the Dubai Municipality’s Sewage Treatment Plant in Al [...]

Are there some hikes in your spring and summer plans? If so, make sure you pack your binoculars and field guide. Extra weight is frowned on when you are deciding what goes in the backpack, but I have a reason for encouraging hikers to carry binos and a book. Anyone going into the high country [...]

A little aquatic bird without name has piqued the A. MUSTAFFA BABJEE, so he has turned two years of and recording into a documentary for nature lovers.
WHAT partly inspired me to devote two years of study on a little aquatic bird was that it had no Malay name.
My journey took me to villages [...]

If you have ever taken a photograph of a wild bird, the chances are about 99 percent that you have been frustrated.
Birds are difficult to photograph - extremely difficult most of the time. Just for starters, they seldom stay in one spot for more than a few seconds. And they are wary about letting humans [...]

One thing I enjoy about working at Wild Birds Unlimited is playing bird detective - attempting to help people identify the birds in their yards. Usually, they describe what they are seeing, and I ask lots of questions.
“Was it smaller than a crow, bigger than a breadbox? Did it have wing bars? What shape was [...]

San Diego County bird lovers warmly welcomed the long-absent California condor yesterday, saying the Boeing 747 of birds is something every enthusiast wants to see.
They were reacting to the announcement that a female condor took a spin around San Diego County’s mountains this week after flying up from Mexico. As of Wednesday, the 3-year-old condor [...]

Turkey is one of the most spectacular countries on earth, with an extraordinary rich cultural and natural heritage. The main reason underpinning this richness is Turkey’s location. It intersects three old world continents: Asia, Europe and Africa. Over thousands of years, many species of birds, plants and other biodiversity have found their home in this [...]

The cardinal may be Ohio’s state bird, but the fowl spotted most in a recent count is considered by many to be its No. 1 pest.
The aggressive, messy Canada goose is so annoying that even the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium doesn’t want it around .
Because of its location along the O’Shaughnessy Reservoir, a major flyway [...]

US coastguards had to use a helicopter to rescue a man who climbed a 60ft pine tree to retrieve his pet parrot.
William Hart, 35, from Montgomery County, near Houston, Texas, followed his £1 000 white cockatoo Geronimo after it escaped its cage.
After he got stuck, about 30 Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters converged on the tree [...]