News & Politics Alexandria’s “Fancy Pigeon” Has a New Home The unusual bird caused a stir at a train station. Birds, Capital Comment, PetsOctober 1, 2025
News & Politics Millions of Birds Are Flying Over DC. Here’s How You Can Keep Them Safe. Migratory birds are once again headed south for the winter—but your windows could cut their journeys short. BirdsOctober 9, 2024
News & Politics Meet the Smithsonian Bird Detectives Saving Lives When birds collide with airplanes, their remains are sent to a special lab in Washington, DC. There, an elite team of avian detectives works to identify the exact type of bird—the better to prevent future catastrophes. Birds, FeaturesJuly 3, 2024
News & Politics These Volunteers Wake Up at Dawn to Collect DC’s Dead—and Injured—Birds Millions of migrating birds fly over DC each spring, but many don’t make it. That’s where these folks step in. BirdsMay 10, 2024
News & Politics This DC Lobbyist Is for the Birds Why his nature walks are a hot ticket on the Hill. Birding, Birds, I.Q., LobbyistsMarch 8, 2023
News & Politics Wild Fox Kills 25 Flamingos at Smithsonian’s National Zoo The predator appears to have breached security measures including metal mesh. A duck was also killed. Birds, Foxes, National ZooMay 3, 2022
News & Politics DC’s Latest Celebrit-Owl Has Been Perched at Union Station All Week Here's what the rare raptor and her many fans have been up to. Birds, OwlsJanuary 13, 2022
News & Politics | Travel More Washingtonians Are Suddenly Into Birdwatching This month, as birds migrate south through DC, many locals will be grabbing binoculars. We wanted to find out why. Birds, Birdwatching, National Audubon Society, NatureOctober 23, 2019
Pets I Spent a Day Working With More than 50 Parrots Here’s what happened during my shift at a Falls Church shop for bird fanatics. Birds, Falls Church, Parrots, Parrots Parrots Parrots Just ParrotsMay 16, 2018
News & Politics There Are So Many Rotting Animal Carcasses in DC We’re Actually Attracting Vultures Arlington, Birds, Traffic, VulturesApril 28, 2017
Alexandria’s “Fancy Pigeon” Has a New Home