Living Bird Summer 2019—Table of Contents

June 17, 2019
female Golden-winged Warbler by Scott KeysFemale Golden-winged Warbler by Scott Keys.
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Feature Articles

Female Red-backed Fairywrens frequently sing in Australia, where bird song is common among females in many species of birds. The study of female bird song is one of the aspects of female bird behavior that has been historically understudied by science, but is now gaining more research attention in the 21st century. Photo by Hayley Alexander.

The Forgotten Female: How a Generation of Women Scientists Changed Our View of Evolution

By Kathi Borgmann
Female Red-backed Fairywren. Photo by Hayley Alexander.
Black-backed Woodpecker by Photo by Jeremy Roberts/Conservation Media.

Old Flames: The Tangled History of Forest Fires, Wildlife, and People

Story By Hugh Powell; Photographs by Jeremy Roberts
Black-backed Woodpecker by Jeremy Roberts/Conservation Media.
Swainson’s Hawk by Chris Vennum

A Swainson’s Hawk Reunion Celebrates a Conservation Success

By Scott Weidensaul
Swainson’s Hawk by Chris Vennum.

Are Woodpeckers Evolving to Look Like Each Other? A New Study Says Yes

By Marc Devokaitis
Greater Sage-Grouse and natural gas drilling rigs near Pinedale, Wyoming. Photo by Gerrit Vyn

Perspective: Federal Energy Policy Could Silence the Timeless Sounds of Sage-Grouse

By Tom Christiansen
Hawaiian Duck by Gary Kramer

On Kauai, Hawaiian Ducks Are in a Dire Situation. Dogs Are Helping

By Kim Steutermann Rogers
Hawaiian Duck by Gary Kramer.
Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge by Don Riepe

City Birding Escapes: Where to Go and What to See in New York City

By Annie Novak

Columns & Departments

Florida Scrub-Jay by Frank Salmon/Macaulay Library, ML78514131

View from Sapsucker Woods: 50 Years of Florida Scrub-Jay Studies Show Value of Long-Term Research

By John Fitzpatrick

Indigenous Forest Guards Achieve Breakthroughs in Protecting the Great Philippine Eagle

By Marc Devokaitis
Lazuli and Indigo BUnting, Illustrations by Bartels Science Illustrator Jessica French

Blue Gemstones with Wings: Lazuli and Indigo Buntings

Illustrations by Bartels Science Illustrator Jessica French
Owls are the most highly googled bird family. Northern Pygmy-Owl youngsters by David Tønnessen/Macaulay Library. ML33886011

Celebrities, Strangers, and Friends: What Google Searches Tell Us About How People Relate to Birds

By Kathi Borgmann
Fantasy Birding

Birding Gets the Fantasy Sports Treatment

By Marc Devokaitis
This Northern Mockingbird was captured by Google Street View cameras in a neighborhood in Solana Beach, California. Image courtesy of Google Street View.

The New, Incredibly Patient Hobby of Google Street View Birding

By Darien Fiorino
Gouldian Finches are incredibly colorful birds native to Australia and widely kept as pets. They can occur in three different color forms. Illustration by Megan Bishop.

Scientists ID why Gouldian Finches Have Red, Black, or Yellow Heads

By Pat Leonard
Dreaming bird by Megan Bishop

Do Birds Dream?

Adapted from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Handbook of Bird Biology
Arthur Allen examines a Belted Kingfisher as Cornell graduate student Brina Kessel (far right) looks on. In 1961, Allen gave Kessel a copy of his Book of Bird Life with the inscription “to the best student we ever had.”

The Ornithologist Who Refused to Be Limited by 1950s Expectations of Women

By Bob Montgomerie
Forster's Tern at sunset by Ray Hennessey

Gallery: Sunset on the Jersey Shore

By Ray Hennessy
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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