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The lively little Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a welcome sign of early spring, bouncing through the burgeoning trees with a quick-flicking tail and wheezy, high-pitched calls. A glimpse of this bird reveals a slender, blue-gray sprite with white eyerings and a long black tail edged in white.

Most members of its genus, Polioptila (the name combines the Ancient Greek words for gray and plumage), are resident in Central and South America. These small, active birds are related to wrens, such as the Carolina Wren and Northern House Wren.

The

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Hawai’i is facing a bird extinction crisis. Once home to more than 55 species of native honeycreepers, only 17 species remain today. Several of those are now on the brink of extinction, with habitat loss and avian malaria among their greatest threats. Without bold action, many of the remaining species could vanish within the next decade.

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and partners are working to ensure a future where Hawaiian forest birds and their habitats can not just survive, but thrive. Using cutting-edge science and working in community, we’re restoring

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The big, black Double-crested Cormorant is a common waterbird of lakes and shorelines throughout North America. Although it is an expert fisher, its feathers lack the waterproofing common to most other waterbirds, such as the Mallard or Common Loon. Unlike these waterbirds, Double-crested Cormorants don’t have well-developed uropygial glands, which produce the waterproofing oil that birds spread over their feathers as they preen. Consequently, the Double-crested Cormorant has to spend a lot of time drying out, and it can often be sighted atop a piling, jetty, or dock with its