Monthly Archives: November 2010

A beak is one of the most important body parts on any bird.  It’s instrumental in excavating nests, hunting and feeding young ones.  However, recently, a disproportionately high number of birds in Alaska have developed deformed beaks. An article from Wired.com states that “1 in 16 Alaskan crows and black-capped chickadees now suffer from avian [...]

We recently updated the Backyard Chirper Learning Center with additional content to give our customers more knowledge about bird species. While researching woodpeckers, our staff encountered a species that has incited significant controversy over the last decade on the question of whether or not it actually exists. The Ivory-billed woodpecker, the largest woodpecker in North [...]