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Conservation

Pink-headed Duck: The Search is On!

October 27, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed Duck, a charming species related to the pochards (although...
Birding

Did humans kill off one of the last dinosaurs, er, giant birds?

February 16, 2016 by Greg 1 Comment
Genyornis newtoni, weighted about 500 pounds and stood seven feet tall. It was a bird, and this is where...
Conservation

Extinction Week Recap

September 13, 2014 by Mike 1 Comment
Extinction endures long past regret or even memory. We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity,...
Pink-headed Duck illustrated by Henrik Gorvald
Birding

Where Have You Gone, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea?

by Carrie 3 Comments
Extinction is sometimes more confusing than it looks. It is easy to tell when some species become extinct —...
Birding

Carolina Parakeet: Mystery of the Incas

September 12, 2014 by Nate No Comments
The 19-teens were not a good time for North American birdlife. Not more than four years following the final...
Birding

Rev. Bachman’s Lost Warbler

September 11, 2014 by Nate No Comments
Rightly or wrongly, there’s an hierarchy of extinct birds in North America, in the United States in particular.  Each...
Trips

Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

September 10, 2014 by Duncan 2 Comments
I’ve decided to get into the bird tour business. I mean, how hard could it be? Get up early,...
Blogging

Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

September 7, 2014 by Corey 2 Comments
Passenger Pigeon. Kioea. Broad-billed Parrot. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo. Grand Cayman Thrush. Ascencion Crake. Kakawahie. What do the...
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