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Sphen The Gay Penguin Broke The Ice
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Sabrina Imbler
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Wings Week
Let The World Come To You On The Wings Of Vagrant Birds
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Matt Ufford
July 19, 2024
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Tom Ley
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Birdfector
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Barry Petchesky
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229
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Sabrina Imbler
February 28, 2024
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Flaco Never Escaped
147
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Barry Petchesky
February 26, 2024
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105
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Kelsey McKinney
February 25, 2024
Birdfector
Let The British Parrots Say “Fuck”
114
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Sabrina Imbler
January 30, 2024
Margin Of Error
The Omens Are Bad
293
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Tom Scocca
January 25, 2024
Creaturefector
Get Ready With Me (A Streaked Shearwater)
107
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A. Shearwater
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Birdfector
Flaco Has Flown Free
59
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Barry Petchesky
November 7, 2023
Birdfector
North American Birds Will No Longer Be Named After People
228
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Sabrina Imbler
November 3, 2023
Birdfector
Birds Are More Like Us Than You Think, Olivia Rodrigo
168
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Barry Petchesky
September 21, 2023
Birdfector
St. Joe’s Just Couldn’t Get Any More Hawk Feathers
82
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Dan McQuade
August 25, 2023
Birdfector
There’s No Such Thing As Hostile Architecture When You’re A Bird
130
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Sabrina Imbler
July 19, 2023
Birdfector
This Is A Public Service Announcement For Every Bird
177
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Kelsey McKinney
May 23, 2023
Birdfector
Zac Gallen Is Now An Enemy Of The Birds
80
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Dan McQuade
May 18, 2023
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150
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Dan McQuade
April 1, 2023
Birdfector
Oh No! The Big, Beautiful Owl Got Out!
192
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Kelsey McKinney
February 15, 2023
Creaturefector
Justice For Flamingo, Who Did Not Consent To Being Dyed Pink
196
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Sabrina Imbler
February 2, 2023
Birdfector
Wisdom The Laysan Albatross Is The Most Beautiful 71-Year-Old In The World
149
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Sabrina Imbler
December 9, 2022
Birdfector
A Bird Idiot’s Guide To Winter Birding
204
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Matt Ufford
December 8, 2022
Birdfector
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103
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Patrick Redford
October 13, 2022
Cycling
The Winner Of The Cycling World Championships Is: Birds
99
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Patrick Redford
September 22, 2022
Animals
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is A Duck Winning “Find The Duck”
110
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Barry Petchesky
August 19, 2022
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