The migratory purple martin is almost entirely dependent on human-made housing while it lives in Eastern North America during the warmer months.
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Wildlife Center Continues Legal Fight for Raptor Rehab Facility
Neighbors of the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke are suing the facility for its plans to build a raptor rehabilitation cage, putting the center in financial jeopardy.
For the Love of Birds
Volunteers across Virginia participate in a statewide survey of breeding birds to create better conservation policy.
Remarkable Pollinators
Of the world’s more than 240,000 species of flowering plants, approximately 75 percent rely on pollinators. These crucial creatures help transfer pollen from male to female flower parts and ensure the survival of the next generation of plants — and…
Meet The Elusive American Woodcock
Characterized by a long bill, short and stout stature, extravagant mating display and a nickname like timberdoodle, the American Woodcock would seem to be a bird that stands out. But that is not the case.
Landowners Support Songbird Conservation
To protect the golden-winged warbler and cerulean warbler, two conservation programs are working with private landowners.
Caught red-handed! Or more accurately, red-beaked
Wood thrushes — and their appetite for bright-red ginseng berries — are helping the plant spread its range further north.
An Early Warning for the Birds
Scientists noticed a group of golden-winged warblers in northeast Tennessee fleeing an approaching tornado — while the tornado was still 250 miles away.
Songbirds at Risk as Local Hemlocks Disappear
Story by Hannah Aleshnick With a face more yellow than green, the Black-throated Green Warbler can often be seen between delicately needled hemlock branches. The songbird’s olive markings streak across its head and back, the jet black bib is surrounded…
