Living Bird Winter 2019—Table of Contents

December 19, 2018
Helmeted Hornbill at the nest cavity. Photo by Tim LamanA male Helmeted Hornbill feeds figs to a female concealed in a nest cavity. Photo by Tim Laman.
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Feature Articles

Helmeted Hormbill by Tim Laman.

The Helmeted Hornbill Is a Living Treasure—and That’s a Problem

Story, photos, and video by Tim Laman
A male Helmeted Hornbill in Budo-Sungai Padi National Park, Thailand.
Chickadee in winter, illustration by Meghan Bishop

How Do Birds Survive the Winter?

Story by Bernd Heinrich; Illustrations by Megan Bishop
Snow Geese by David Eberly/Macaulay Library

Winter is the Season to Find Massive Flocks of Waterfowl—Here’s How

By Marc Devokaitis
Snow Geese by David Eberly/Macaulay Library.
Versicolored Barbet, Roger Ahlman https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/35919281

Escalator to Extinction Carries Species Off the Top of a Mountain

By Marc Devokaitis
Versicolored Barbet by Roger Ahlman/Macaulay Library.
Scarlet Macaws by Roy Toft

Nature Benefits on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula

By Shane Feyers
Scarlet Macaws by Roy Toft
Hartlaub's Turaco plus colors by Jane Kim

Wall of Birds Artist Jane Kim Creates an “Avian Pantone” [Book Excerpt]

By Jane Kim and Thayer Walker
In adaptive radiation, many different species evolve from a single ancestor species. Each new species evolves to exploit a different niche, such as food source. In the example above, Hawaiian honeycreepers evolved a range of bill forms in response to available food sources on the Hawaiian archipelago. Illustration by Jillian Ditner, photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.

Why Evolution Goes Wild on Islands: The Science of Adaptive Radiation

Story by Irby Lovette; Design by Jillian Ditner
Lilac-breasted Roller image by Calvin Nicholls

Birds of Light and Shadow: Intricate Illusions in Paper

By Pat Leonard
Greater Bird-of-Paradise by Calvin Nicholls.

Columns & Departments

Russet-crowned Warbler by Matthew Grube

View from Sapsucker Woods: Grinnell’s Mantra Rings True on a Peruvian Mountain

By John W. Fitzpatrick
A female Red Bird-of-Paradise (right) conducts an up-close investigation of the finer points of a male’s colors and maneuver

Female Birds-of-Paradise Go For Complex Males

By Kathi Borgmann and Pat Leonard
Evening Grosbeaks at a feeder by Josée Rousseau/Macaulay Library

This Could Be the Winter You Get Evening Grosbeaks at Your Feeder

By Marc Devokaitis
Baltimore Orioles by Jan Lewis/BirdSpotter

Why Do We Feed Birds—and Should We? A Q&A With the Experts

By Pat Leonard and Darien Fiorino
Alala (Hawaiian Crow) Courtesy San Diego Zoo Global

Update: Hawaiian Crows Released in 2017 are Holding Strong

By Marc Devokaitis
Whooping Cranes by Tom Johnson/Macaulay Library

Whooping Crane Population Hits Historic High in 2018

By Marc Devokaitis
Black-capped Petrel by Brian Sullivan

Black-capped Petrel Up for ESA Protection, But Does the Proposal Go Far Enough?

By Marc Devokaitis
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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