{"id":62402,"date":"2024-04-01T17:02:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=62402"},"modified":"2024-11-06T13:31:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T18:31:04","slug":"living-bird-spring-2024-table-of-contents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/living-bird-spring-2024-table-of-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Bird Spring 2024\u2014Table Of Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list living-bird-toc list-style featured-toc\"><ul><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/americas-arctic-a-remote-patch-of-oil-rich-tundra-that-teems-with-migratory-birds\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner-Yelllow-billed_Loon-Gerrit_Vyn-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner-Yelllow-billed_Loon-Gerrit_Vyn-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner-Yelllow-billed_Loon-Gerrit_Vyn-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner-Yelllow-billed_Loon-Gerrit_Vyn-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner-Yelllow-billed_Loon-Gerrit_Vyn-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner-Yelllow-billed_Loon-Gerrit_Vyn-FI.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Black and white bird with a big pale yellow bill and red eye, sits in the grass next to a lake.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/americas-arctic-a-remote-patch-of-oil-rich-tundra-that-teems-with-migratory-birds\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">America&#8217;s Arctic: A Remote Patch of Oil-Rich Tundra That Teems with Migratory Birds<\/span><\/a><p>About 23 million acres of tundra lakes and wetlands, set aside more than 100 years ago as the National Petroleum Reserve\u2013Alaska, are today treasured for their global importance to migratory bird populations and climate stability.<\/p>\n<span class=\"attribution\">Story by Elizabeth Arnold; Photography by Gerrit Vyn<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/the-u-s-keeps-making-promises-to-oil-companies-the-birds-of-teshekpuk-lake-need-promises-too\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Semipalmated_Sandpiper_chick-Vyn-FI.jpg 1987w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Fluffy chick with brown, white and russet pattern, sits in the grass.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/the-u-s-keeps-making-promises-to-oil-companies-the-birds-of-teshekpuk-lake-need-promises-too\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">The U.S. Keeps Making Promises to Oil Companies. The Birds of Teshekpuk Lake Need Promises, Too.<\/span><\/a><p>In the nearly continuous daylight of Alaskan summer, millions of breeding shorebirds cram into the wetlands of Teshekpuk Lake, arctic Alaska&#8217;s largest lake. The spectacle exceeds the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in terms of importance to migratory waterbirds. But permanent habitat protections have been hard to come by.<\/p>\n<span class=\"attribution\">Perspective Essay by Gerrit Vyn<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/a-single-night-of-bird-collisions-in-chicago-points-to-the-need-for-window-safety\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stadium-window-photo-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stadium-window-photo-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stadium-window-photo-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stadium-window-photo-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stadium-window-photo-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Stadium-window-photo-FI.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"A large building with steel frame and lots of windows.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/a-single-night-of-bird-collisions-in-chicago-points-to-the-need-for-window-safety\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">A Single Night of Bird Collisions in Chicago Points to the Need for Window Safety<\/span><\/a><p>On the night of Oct. 4, 2023, a massive wave of bird migration swept through Chicago. Nearly 1,000 songbirds died after colliding with just one of the many buildings along the waterfront. But it doesn&#8217;t have to be so:\u00a0science shows darkened windows can make a big difference in saving birds.<\/p>\n<span class=\"attribution\">By Susan Cosier<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/american-redstarts-can-speed-up-their-migration-but-theres-a-cost\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/172217321-American-Redstart_Doug-Gochfeld-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/172217321-American-Redstart_Doug-Gochfeld-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/172217321-American-Redstart_Doug-Gochfeld-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/172217321-American-Redstart_Doug-Gochfeld-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/172217321-American-Redstart_Doug-Gochfeld-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/172217321-American-Redstart_Doug-Gochfeld-FI.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Black and orange bird on a fir tree.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/american-redstarts-can-speed-up-their-migration-but-theres-a-cost\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">American Redstarts Can Speed Up Their Migration, but There&#8217;s a Cost<\/span><\/a><p>Research has uncovered a possible link between when American Redstarts leave for spring migration, how fast they travel, and how likely they are to survive.<\/p>\n<span class=\"attribution\">By Rebecca Heisman<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/find-more-birds-with-these-8-suggestions-for-your-birding-routine\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/422826631-American_Woodcock-Heather_Wolf-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/422826631-American_Woodcock-Heather_Wolf-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/422826631-American_Woodcock-Heather_Wolf-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/422826631-American_Woodcock-Heather_Wolf-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/422826631-American_Woodcock-Heather_Wolf-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/422826631-American_Woodcock-Heather_Wolf-FI.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Brown and gray bird with patterning on the head, a big eye, and large, long bill, in the grass.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/find-more-birds-with-these-8-suggestions-for-your-birding-routine\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Find More Birds with These 8 Suggestions for Your Birding Routine<\/span><\/a><p>From scanning to studying to sitting still, these easy tweaks can help you find more birds in every season.<\/p>\n<span class=\"attribution\">By Heather Wolf<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Columns &amp; Departments<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list living-bird-toc list-style featured-toc\"><ul><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/view-from-sapsucker-woods-a-new-dawn-hornbills-and-open-science\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/328362741-Rufous-necked_Hornbill-Abhishek_Das-FI.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Close up of red-headed bird with large yellow bill with black stripes, a red eye and blue face patch.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/view-from-sapsucker-woods-a-new-dawn-hornbills-and-open-science\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">View From Sapsucker Woods: A New Dawn, Hornbills, and Open Science<\/span><\/a><span class=\"attribution\">By Ian Owens<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/bergmanns-rule-may-hint-at-adapability-of-song-sparrows\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/45426141-Song_Sparrow-Mlodinow-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/45426141-Song_Sparrow-Mlodinow-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/45426141-Song_Sparrow-Mlodinow-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/45426141-Song_Sparrow-Mlodinow-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/45426141-Song_Sparrow-Mlodinow-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/45426141-Song_Sparrow-Mlodinow-FI.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Brown, grey and cream stripy bird.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/bergmanns-rule-may-hint-at-adapability-of-song-sparrows\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Bergmann\u2019s Rule May Hint at Adapability of Song Sparrows<\/span><\/a><span class=\"attribution\">By Pat Leonard<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/2-millionth-sound-recording-uploaded-into-macaulay-library\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/577748031-Yellow-browed_Tody-Flycatcher_Chris-Thomas-FI.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Yellow bird with black stripes and a black bill with white patches by bill, perched on a branch.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/2-millionth-sound-recording-uploaded-into-macaulay-library\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">2 Millionth Sound Recording Uploaded into Macaulay Library<\/span><\/a><span class=\"attribution\">By Gustave Axelson<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/research-protect-half-the-planet-get-nearly-all-of-natures-rewards\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Map-608754126-Prairie_Warbler-Paul-Nielson-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Map-608754126-Prairie_Warbler-Paul-Nielson-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Map-608754126-Prairie_Warbler-Paul-Nielson-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Map-608754126-Prairie_Warbler-Paul-Nielson-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Map-608754126-Prairie_Warbler-Paul-Nielson-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Map-608754126-Prairie_Warbler-Paul-Nielson-FI.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"A gray-yellow bird on a stick with a caterpillar in its bill, background is an illustrated map.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/research-protect-half-the-planet-get-nearly-all-of-natures-rewards\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Research: Protect Half the Planet, Get Nearly All of Nature\u2019s Rewards<\/span><\/a><span class=\"attribution\">By Marc Devokaitis<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/birdword-an-illustrated-guide-to-some-tongue-twisting-ornithological-terms-2\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/comic-fe.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/birdword-an-illustrated-guide-to-some-tongue-twisting-ornithological-terms-2\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Birdword: An Illustrated Guide to Some Tongue-Twisting Ornithological Terms<\/span><\/a><span class=\"attribution\">By Rosemary Mosco<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><li class=\"article-item\">\n                                  <div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/gallery-an-azure-guard-of-blue-jays\/\">\n                                      <div class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Azure_Guard-Jake_Messing-FI-480x360.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Azure_Guard-Jake_Messing-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Azure_Guard-Jake_Messing-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Azure_Guard-Jake_Messing-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Azure_Guard-Jake_Messing-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Azure_Guard-Jake_Messing-FI.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" alt=\"Illustration of a hawk being mobbed by a lot of blue, black and white birds.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\">\n                                      <a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/gallery-an-azure-guard-of-blue-jays\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Gallery: An Azure Guard of Blue Jays<\/span><\/a><span class=\"attribution\">Artwork by Jake Messing; Text by Marc Devokaitis<\/span><\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n                                <\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Articles Columns &amp; 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