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Netting in a gazebo in South Amboy's Raritan Bay Waterfront Park. (credit: CBS 2)

Residents Concerned Netting At South Amboy Park Is Responsible For Killing Birds

Netting under gazebos at the Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy is meant to keep birds from getting in and nesting. One couple said the netting has led to the deaths of dozens of birds.

2013/04/30

5 Boro Green Roof Garden on Randall's Island - April 18, 2013 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

Inaccessible New York Earth Day Special: The 5 Boro Green Roof Garden

In our series, Inaccessible New York, we’ve been visiting places that are off limits to the public. Well, this one has a twist.

2013/04/22

The owl rescued by Suffolk County police officer (credit: SCPD)

Suffolk County Police Officers Rescue Injured Owl

Emergency Service Police Officers Fred Sales and Carl Glaser responded after a 911 caller reported an injured owl on the side of the westbound LIE near Exit 65 at 8:25 a.m.

2013/04/10

A Baby Gull Rescued By The Wild Bird Fund. (Photo Credit: Wild Bird Fund/Facebook)

1 Year Later, Wild Bird Fund Sees Plenty Of Wild Birds — And More — On UWS

New York (CBSNewYork) It’s been nearly a year since the Wild Bird Fund opened New York City’s only center for wildlife rehabilitation, located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. “Once those doors opened, more and more people came”, co-founder Rita […]

1010 WINS–2013/03/31

Audubon Society: Many Conn. Bird Species Declining In Population

The Connecticut Audubon Society has issued its annual report on the state of birds in the Northeast – specifically Connecticut.

2013/02/23

Credit 1010 WINS Reporter Gary Baumgarten

Turkeys Take Up Residence In Staten Island Neighborhood

In late December two of them crashed into car windows in front of Forest Bard Liquors on Forest Avenue, while another perched on the window ledge of a Sovereign Bank.

2013/01/19

Monk Parakeet (file / credit: Ujorge via Wikipedia)

Effort On To Save Monk Parakeets Of Edgewater

When a contractor tore down tree nests built by a flock of monk parakeets along River Road near Route 5 in Edgewater, Alison Evans-Fragale rushed over and put up a man-made nesting platform.

2012/12/14

Pesticides Cause Birds To Fall Out Of Sky, Die In Millville, N.J.

Some residents of Millville witnessed birds, including red-winged blackbirds and sparrows, falling out of the sky and dying around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

2012/08/15

Beware Of Rare Bird’s Nests On Connecticut Beaches

If you go for a stroll on a beach in Connecticut, you best walk with care, WCBS 880 Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported.

2012/05/29

Ernest, an injured pheasant, gets treatment at the Wild Bird Fund (credit: CBS 2)

Volunteers Care For Birds At NYC Wildlife Rehab Center

“They are flying through. This is their ancient flyway and they go smashing into the skyscrapers we built right on their path,” said Rita McMahon.

2012/03/23

Pick-A-Side: Which Is Your Favorite Thing About Spring?

2012/03/19

Hawks - Fairfield, CT (file / credit: CBS2)

All Clear! Falconer Captures Aggressive Fairfield Hawk

Residents living near Fairfield Ludlowe High School needn’t keep their eyes fixed on the sky anymore.

2012/03/13

Snowy Owl (file / credit: PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Connecticut Audubon Society Looks To Kids To Save Birds

Who will protect our birds? It’s a question being asked by the Connecticut Audubon Society. Conservation director Milan Bull says the problem is that kids today aren’t being encouraged to get outdoors, and tune into nature.

2012/02/13

Grackle Swarm (file / credit: freewheeler2go / YouTube)

Massive Grackle Swarm Visits Hunterdon County

It sounds like something out of the Old Testament, but there’s nothing ominous here.

2012/01/12

Canada Geese (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Bird Problem Fears Grow Over Proposed Garbage Station Near LaGuardia Runway

It’s being viewed by many as a bird-brained idea from city and federal officials, putting a garbage transfer station right in the flight path of planes flying to and from LaGuardia Airport.

2011/08/15

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