Birds

Hummingbirds are now arriving in New England — for birdwatchers and -feeders, this is a sure sign of spring. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common in New England and first arrives in the region during the month of April. The hummingbirds often follow the migration of another bird, a woodpecker called the yellow-bellied sapsucker. Hummingbirds enjoy the sweetness of…

Wildlife advocates in Massachusetts are mourning the death of a bald eagle in Arlington and calling for regulation of certain rat poisons. MK, a female eagle, was rescued from a cemetery in Arlington, but succumbed to her illness. Advocates are calling on local and state officials to do more to prevent more animals from being poisoned by second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides,…

At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were improperly disposed of at a Minnesota landfill and three of the majestic birds have died. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that state and federal wildlife officials are investigating after the eagles were found this month near the Pine Bend Landfill in the Minneapolis...