If you’re out in the field this week, looking for your next lifer, you might be foolish — but dedicated. A dedicated fool.

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976.

HIH Princess Takamado reflects on a recent trip to Iceland to photograph birds and explore the country’s history.

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...

More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, marking the first documented die-off of wildlife from the virus on the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Judge Frances Gull, who oversaw one of the biggest trials in Indiana history, has announced her retirement, according to a news release. A release from Allen County Superior Court ...

What to watch at North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress North Korea is expected to convene the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party this month, the country's biggest political gathering that ...

From the Declaration of Independence to the rise of Donald Trump, we assess America’s complicated relationship with its founding ideals Why anyone would want to leave Britain is beyond us. But in 1776 ...

“As we prepare to celebrate two and a half centuries of freedom, I am inviting America’s great religious communities to pray for our nation and for our people. From the beginning, this has always been ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants in his latest effort to boost the coal sector. February 10, 2026 Duke Energy ...