With 500 species, Long Island is a birders' paradise
Estimates of the bird population vary, but experts say between 300 to 500 species can be found at various times of the year ...
More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
'Super Bowl for birders': People competing to see rare bird in Texas
On Monday, Dania Sanchez, who was Texas' top birder for 2024, had her turn to catch a glimpse of the rare avian visitor. "I ...
Kansas City Star5d
‘Rarely encountered’ bird species spotted in Kazakhstan — some for first time. See them
The bird is “considered a rare migratory species,” and researchers believe “it is likely we are witnessing the expansion of ...
Arunachal Times14d
Chug valley emerging as wintering hotspot for rare bird species
CHUG, 9 Mar: Chug valley in West Kameng district is emerging as a wintering hotspot for rare migratory bird species: the red-crested pochard, the northern pintail, the green-winged teal, the mallard, ...
Arunachal Times15d
Rare bar-headed goose rescued; endangered birds sighted at new places
DIRANG, 8 Mar: A rare bar-headed goose was rescued by some youths of Lish village here in West Kameng district on Saturday. Some miscreants had shot the bird in an area between the hot spring and the ...
Northeast Now16d
Rare Animals and Birds Found Only in Northeast India
Conservation efforts are ongoing. White-Winged Wood Duck: One of the world's most endangered birds, the white-winged wood duck is with only about 800 left in the wild, mostly in India, Bangladesh, and ...
Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast
A tropical cyclone weakened into a tropical low weather system on Saturday as it approached Brisbane, Australia’s third-most populous city, bringing flooding rain that was expected to lash the coastal ...
Berkshire Eagle17d
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
In the popular imagination, it is associated with the Wild West or the Civil War, but in modern times the method of execution is rare. The last time an inmate was killed that way in the United States ...
Indiatimes17d
Rare Cyclone Alfred approaches Brisbane; first storm to hit region over 50 years
Brisbane and its surrounding areas are on high-alert as Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a rare storm for Australia’s southeastern coast, creeps closer. According to reports, this cyclone was due to hit late ...
Webindia 12317d
Australia's East Coast braces for Alfred, a rare cyclone threatening Brisbane.
According to Brisbane Times, the track map released by the Bureau of Meteorology shows the cyclone's landing time further delayed until 7am (local time) on Saturday. Cyclone Alfred has dropped in ...