Tag: birds

The Great Backyard Bird Count 

In a recent interview, writer and wildlife biologist Drew Lanham described an experience of observing cardinals, stating, “Watching a red bird as the sun [went] down on a day that still had a little [...]

Conservation Responsibility

It was on this day in 1918 that the very last Carolina Parakeet, “Inca,” died. Carolina parakeets were the only endemic parrots of North America, and they were quite abundant all over the eastern and [...]

Vote for the Zoo: Best of Cincinnati!

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is excited to be nominated for multiple categories in the 26th Annual Best of Cincinnati Awards! As our Zoo Director Thane Maynard always says, Cincinnati is a Zoo [...]