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Rare bird heard — and then seen — in Courtenay

Article content Catherine Babault heard the distinct sharp whistling before she saw the birds. She readied her camera and photographed something special — a mating pair of northern bobwhites with a small brood of chicks scurrying through the grass near Millard Nature Park, along the estuary in Courtenay. Northern bobwhites, small ground-dwelling quails known for […]

Audubon Society sues federal government for wiping out osprey, birds at state fish hatchery • Daily Montanan

Members of the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society are sounding an alarm about several large species of migratory birds, including osprey, which have all but disappeared near a state fish hatchery after it repeatedly obtained permits to kill the birds, which state officials said interfered with non-native fish farming. The Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society is suing […]

Why so many dead birds are being washed up on Australian beaches

The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry described the wreck as a “natural event” but urged people to be particularly vigilant given the risk of avian flu entering the country. “These mass mortalities are considered natural events; a by-product of long migration, starvation and exhaustion, exacerbated by severe weather conditions,” a department spokeswoman said. […]