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Whimbrel chick in Manitoba, Canada. Photo by Andy Johnson.Whimbrel chick in Manitoba, Canada. Photo by Andy Johnson.

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Feature Articles

Losing Ground: What’s Behind the Worldwide Decline of Shorebirds?

By Scott Weidensaul
Semipalmated Sandpiper in Massachusetts. Photo by Andy Johnson.

Fantastic Journeys: Shorebirds Are Next-Level Athletes

By Nathan R. Senner and Alison Johnston
Bar-tailed Godwits by Gerrit Vyn.

The 9/11 Tribute in Light Is Helping Us Learn About Bird Migration

By Annie Novak
Photo by Bob Jagendorf.

The Sky Above: It’s Not Just Air, It’s Habitat

By Hugh Powell
Purple Martin by Robert Visconti via Birdshare.

Add Flair to Your Life List By Tracking Down Evolution’s Most Distinctive Birds

By Eliot Miller

4 Billion Birds Will Fly Through American Airspace This Fall

By Carley Eschliman

2018 Annual Report

Columns & Departments

View From Sapsucker Woods: Achieving Impact for the Planet

By John W. Fitzpatrick

George Archibald Wins Arthur A. Allen Award

By Marc Devokaitis

First-of-its-Kind Reserve for Bicknell’s Thrush in the Dominican Republic

By Marc Devokaitis

Calling Photographers: Share Your Favorite Shots, For Science

By Hugh Powell

Birds Put Billions into U.S. Economy: Latest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Report

By Gustave Axelson

Gray Jays Get Their Old Name Back: Hello Canada Jay!

By Gustave Axelson

Birdword: An Illustrated Guide to Some Tongue-Twisting Ornithological Terms

Gallery: A Downy Woodpecker’s Swiss Army Beak

By Phillip Krzeminski, Bartels Science Illustrator
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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