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Birds

  1. into the wild
    Plane vs. Bird: The Dark Side of Human-Aviation RelationsThe surprising insights of an FAA manual on wildlife management.
    By Molly Young
  2. the panopticon
    A List of Every Animal That Humans Can Spy on With Facial RecognitionIt’s way more than you think.
    By Mack DeGeurin
  3. Hundreds of Protected Baby Birds Massacred by Dumb HumansA colony of little least terns suffered mass casualties after beach-volleyball players invaded their habitat last month.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. select all
    Cockatiel Sings iPhone Ringtone to Get Owner’s AttentionBoth sad and impressive.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  5. select all
    Australian Broadband Has a Cockatoo ProblemThe birds have already caused $80,000 in damages and counting.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  6. animal control
    70,000 Birds Have Paid the Ultimate Price Since the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’There hasn’t been a bird-related plane crash in New York since Flight 1549, but that safety record has come at an enormous avian cost.
    By Chas Danner
  7. urban fauna
    Inside the Avian Clinic That Brings Birds Back From the BrinkNew York birds restored to health after gunshot wounds, mid-flight collisions, and other indignities.
    By Mike Fernandez and Katy Schneider
  8. Israeli Vulture Detained on Charges of EspionageAn Israeli vulture drifted into Lebanese airspace Tuesday.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. urban fauna
    Gallery: The Birders of Prospect Park, Out in Peak SeasonIt’s a prime stopover for North America’s most colorful birds returning from the tropics.
    By Nick Tabor
  10. the avian menace
    Yet Another Bird Attack Grounds LaGuardia FlightFor the second time this week.
    By Delia Paunescu
  11. the avian menace
    Birds Fail to Take Down a Plane Near LaGuardiaThe avian menace strikes again.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  12. flying puppies
    Missing Famous Parrot Found Safe in CanarsieTruman was “screaming” in some guy’s yard.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  13. flying puppies
    Famous Parrot Named After Jim Carrey Movie on the Loose in New YorkTruman’s owner would like him back.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  14. crimes and misdemeanors
    Hundreds of Dead Birds Discovered in New Jersey HomeLike an extra-bizarre episode of Hoarders.
    By Jen Kirby
  15. things that are cute
    Patrick Stewart Rescued a Baby Bird in Park SlopeFirst contact!
    By Adam Martin
  16. oh my god
    Eagle Flies Off With Baby in CanadaThe News tried to warn you.
    By Adam Martin
  17. terrorists of the sky
    The Birds Have Struck Once AgainJust when a plane was about to take off.
    By Brett Smiley
  18. terrorists of the sky
    A Single Terror Bird Blasted This Huge Hole in the Nose of a 737This war is far from over.
    By Dan Amira
  19. announcements
    U.S. Open Victory Speech Interrupted by Important Message From Squawking DudeThree squawks and out.
    By Brett Smiley
  20. animanhattan
    New York Times All Over Hawk Sex BeatThe City Room blog continues its obsession with the circle of life, as lived by local birds.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. terrorists of the sky
    New York City Buildings Doing Their Part to Combat the Avian MenaceBut have they gone too far?
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. terrorists of the sky
    The Flewgitive Returns to CaptivityOur minutes of terror are finally over.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. terrorists of the sky
    Loose Peacock Terrorizes Upper East SideThe Flewgitive!
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. birds
    There Are a Lot of People With Binoculars and Cameras at Coney Island Right NowThey’re waiting to see a seagull. No joke.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. stress reduction
    Goose Killers Not Even Bothering With Prospect Park This YearAnother 800 Canada geese will be killed, but NOT in Prospect Park.
    By Mike Vilensky
  26. terrorists of the sky
    One Day, These Will Grow Up to Try to Eat the Yorkie Right Out of Your HandbagThe MTA released another round of photos of baby falcons on our bridges.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. evocative descriptions
    Attractive Drug Addict Resembles Exotic Bird, Paper ReportsA “flamingo-esque” felon goes to court.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. why they hate us
    Commuter Plane Kills One Bird in Apparent AltercationThe battle continues.
    By Mike Vilensky
  29. terrorists of the sky
    Feathered Hussy Moves In on Pale MaleAnd Lola is nowhere to be found!
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. make a little birdhouse in your soul
    Man Has Good Response to Neighbors Who Complain About Birdcage-Covered House“The bird saved my life.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. badass birds
    Passenger Jet Emergency-Lands at JFK, Bird Attack SuspectedA Delta passenger jet heading for Moscow this evening blew an engine upon takeoff.
    By Mike Vilensky
  32. september 11
    Trapped Birds Result In Five Suspensions of 9/11 Light TributeMore than 10,000 birds “caught” in the beams.
    By Josh Duboff
  33. terrorists of the sky
    Science Puts Our Terrorist Birds in PerspectiveJust be thankful our birds don’t peck at our heads with enormous, pickax-like beaks.
    By Dan Amira
  34. badass birds
    Prospect Park’s Geese Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightSome survived the brutal gas attacks, and now more geese have flown to Brooklyn.
    By Mike Vilensky
  35. why they hate us
    Well, There Goes Sticky.Four hundred geese were rounded up and gassed last week in Prospect Park.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. lovemaking
    Bronx Zoo Tricks Ugly Ibises Into Having Ibis Sex With Each OtherSexy music works for every species, it seems.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the most important birds in the world
    Sticky Now Being Hunted by PaparazziIt’s only a matter of time before this Prospect Park goose is giving Barbara Walters an interview.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. why they hate us
    Without Human Intervention, Sticky Removes Arrow From Own NeckDon’t question how he did it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. neighborhood news
    Prospect Park Goose Maybe Just a Total BadassGoose is way less bothered about the arrow in his neck than humans who are chasing him.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. why they hate us
    Somebody Shot a Goose Through the Neck in Prospect ParkSo far, he’s fine.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. econogeddon
    Nassim Taleb: There Are Actually Three Types of SwansAt least!
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. cleaning up
    Evil Bird Scientists Not Sure We Should Be Cleaning Oil Off of BirdsInstead, we should just kill them.
    By Dan Amira
  43. raptors
    Killer Bird in a BasketLook at this adorable, fluffy, RAPTOR.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. why they hate us
    Pigeon-Kidnapping Spree Hits New YorkSomeone noticed that the birds have been going missing.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. the most important people in the world
    Jake Gyllenhaal Is Terrified of Ostriches“They look like they’re innocent, but they’re really not.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. why they hate us
    Humans Winning War on Geese!For NOW.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. photo op
    Here’s That Photo You Were Expecting of a Bird Covered in OilThe rescue crew gave it Pepto-Bismol.
    By Dan Amira
  48. animanhattan
    Make Way for Ducklings, the New York EditionA really adorable thing happened yesterday.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. why they hate us
    Flock of Geese Tried to Take Down Newark Flight to ChinaLuckily, there were reporters aboard.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. anxiety-inducing studies
    You Have a Limited Amount of Time in Which to Have SexThe clock is ticking.
    By Jessica Pressler
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