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Birds

Birds
'Naked' Penguins Baffle Experts  (May 2011) 
Macquarie Island: Wildlife Mecca in the Middle of Nowhere   (Jun 2010) 
Thrown for a Loop: A Bird's Feathers Affects Its Physiology   (Sep 2008) 
The Brown Pelican's Remarkable Recovery   (Mar 2008) 
Protection Warranted for 10 Penguin Species   (Sep 2007) 
Anatomy of a Penguin: Testing the Resilience of an Antarctic Hero   (Sep 2006) 
Ultralight-Aircraft Pilots Teach Refuge-Reared Cranes to Migrate   (Dec 2004) 
A Flying Heavyweight   (Dec 2003) [great bustard]
Streams on Wings   (Nov 2003) [hawk migration]
Toxic Birds   (May 2003) [pitohuis and ifrita]
Amazing Architects of the Avian World   (Dec 2001) [bowerbirds]
Birds: Fashioned for Flight   (Mar 2001) 
What's Special About Feathers?   (Mar 2001) 
An Itty-Bitty Humdinger   (Jul 2000) [ruby-throated hummingbird]
The World's Fastest Animal   (Jan 2000) [peregrine falcon]
Come Blow Your Horn   (Feb 1999) [trumpeter swan]
Heralds of Happiness   (Jun 1998) [cranes]
Handsome Visitors From the High Tundra   (Feb 1998) [snowy owls]
On Heaven's Wings   (Nov 1997) [birds of paradise]
Melodies on Wings   (May 1997) [birdsong]
A Feathered Friend Stands Tall   (Apr 1996) [great blue heron]
An American Emblem   (Jan 1996) [bald eagle]
Happiness on a Wing   (Jul 1995) [eastern bluebird]
Replanting Seabird Colonies   (Feb 1995) 
The Bird of Peace   (Dec 1994) [pigeon/dove]
The Greatest Show on Earth   (Oct 1994) [bird migration]
Emperor of the Antarctic   (Jan 1994) [emperor penguin]
Parrots Abroad   (Nov 1993) [monk parakeets]
Big, Black, and Beautiful   (Jan 1993) [American crow]
Return of a Native   (Nov 1991) [wild turkey]
Two Robins Oceans Apart   (Jul 1990) [British and American robins]
The Eclipse of the California Condor   (Feb 1988) 
On Night Patrol: The Screech Owl   (Dec 1986) 

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