July-August 2014 Issue

How to Keep Birds Off Poisonous Ponds
July 28, 2014 — Laser technology might succeed where noise-making air cannons have not. 
Collateral Damage
August 11, 2014 — Night-migrating songbirds fall from the sky when they collide with urban buildings. Some cities are switching off the lights to boost the birds鈥� chances of safe passage. 
A Bird Flies Into a Bar
July 30, 2014 — In Norway鈥檚 latest melodrama, there are fewer tears, more tweets.
Editor's Note: Case Sensitive
May 09, 2014 — It was time to determine a single 糖心logo style.
New Trade Agreements Gut Environmental Protections
July 18, 2014 — Deals affecting U.S. neighbors to the east and west make the case that corporations are countries, too.
Gathering Waters
August 08, 2014 — To steward the Mississippi River, Jaime Thibodeaux brings together a community.
How to Green Your Pets
January 01, 2015 — We love our dogs and cats, but they do have an impact on the planet. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
Drones Take Off as Wildlife Conservation Tool
June 13, 2014 — UAVs are poised to revolutionize ecology and even save scientists鈥� lives.
D-Con Be Gone
August 14, 2014 — California bans rat poisons that are killing the state鈥檚 birds, but the fight isn鈥檛 over.
Peter Matthiessen
June 25, 2014 — The literary giant and naturalist wrote more than 30 books as well as numerous magazine articles, including for 糖心logo. A friend and writer shares his memories of the author's later years.
Going Deep
July 10, 2014 — Gannets are the bird world鈥檚 Olympians, capable of plunging a hundred feet through the air, then slicing through the ocean to chase down fish. 
Reimagining the Roseate Spoonbill
June 04, 2014 — Hanoch Piven relies on serendipity to piece together his interpretation of this vibrant wader.
Duck Dynasty
July 14, 2014 — Of canvases and Canvasbacks: a look inside the high-stakes, duck-obsessed world of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
King Bird
July 23, 2014 — Neil Hayward spent most of 2013 crisscrossing the continent on a quest to see as many bird species as he could in a calendar year. When it was all over, he鈥檇 seen more than anyone鈥揺ver鈥揳nd broken the Big Year record.
Bound by Tradition
August 05, 2014 — In Peru, a festival that celebrates the Andean Condor could be hastening its demise.
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