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Jun 15, 2021

Update: Scientists Want Your Help Reporting Birds Dying From Mysterious Ailment

Experts urge residents to stop using bird feeders, to prevent disease spread.

May 12, 2021

Meet The Bird That Got Local Ornithologists Hot And Bothered This Weekend

A rare bird was spotted in the reflecting pool on the National Mall this weekend.

Sep 18, 2020

D.C. Is For The Birds This Weekend. Seriously

An estimated tens of millions of migratory birds will be soaring through our area in the coming days, on their way to the southern hemisphere for the winter.

May 06, 2020

With Humans Stuck Inside, D.C.-Area Wildlife Is Thriving

Birds, coyotes, and fish are among the animals local residents report seeing more of during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 08, 2020

How To Get Really Into Birdwatching While You’re Stuck At Home

For some, there’s therapeutic power in beholding feathered friends at a safe social distance.

Apr 07, 2016

Video: Latest D.C. Painter Is A Raven At The Zoo

Meet Iris.

Mar 15, 2016

Photos: Ravens Return To D.C. For The First Time In 100 Years

D.C. is going to the birds!

Feb 22, 2016

A Batch Of Geese Was Released Back Into The Potomac After Oil Spill

But 29 birds that were taken out of the Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary have died.

Mar 27, 2013

D.C. Resorts to Wile E. Coyote-Style Means to Catch Birds in Wilson Building

It’s not exactly Wile E. Coyote trying to trap the Road Runner down at the Wilson Building, but it’s pretty darn close.

Jan 24, 2011

Library of Congress Hawk Unsurprisingly Quite Smart

That hawk that was found in the Library of Congress’ reading room last week? Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia have been trying to get it out for the last few days using baited cages. But according to NBC4, the hawk is clever to the scheme, flying in to take just enough of the frozen quail on offer but not triggering the cage’s trapping mechanism.

 
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