Obituaries Related to "Bird" from New York Times Archive
New Mexico Mystery: Why Are So Many Birds Dropping Dead?
Scientists say that the wildfires in the West combined with drought and record heat waves could be triggering one of the Southwest’s largest migratory bird die-offs in recent decades.
Life Advice From a Dead Grandmother Who’s Returned as a Bird
“Parakeet,” Marie-Helene Bertino’s trippy, surreal new novel, follows a heroine reckoning with her unhappy engagement and other life choices.
Killer Slime, Dead Birds, an Expunged Map: The Dirty Secrets of European Farm Subsidies
The E.U. has green aspirations. Its signature, $65 billion policy says otherwise.
A Trump Policy ‘Clarification’ All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths
In one of its first environmental acts, the Trump administration absolved businesses from responsibility for "incidental" bird deaths. Avian carnage has followed.
Caroll Spinney, Big Bird’s Alter Ego on ‘Sesame Street,’ Is Dead at 85
Besides the sweet-natured giant yellow bird, he also played the misanthropic bellyacher Oscar the Grouch.
The 9/11 Tribute Lights Are Endangering 160,000 Birds a Year
A recent study shows that beams of light can lure birds to veer off their normal migratory flights, putting them at risk of starvation or injury.
A Funeral for Two Birds
My great-grandmother was a scientist who did not weep over impermanence, but my cousin and I did.
The Elephant Bird Regains Its Title as the Largest Bird That Ever Lived
A study seeks to restore the elephant bird’s heavyweight title, finding one member of a previously unidentified genus of the birds could have weighed more than 1,700 pounds.
Why Are Some Crows Committing Acts of Necrophilia?
“It was certainly very surprising to me,” said the researcher who observed the birds’ strange behaviors when presented with crow cadavers.
The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds’ Feathers
The feathers of birds preserved in natural history museum collections record changes to historical air quality across America’s Rust Belt, a new study finds.
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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
Doug LaMalfa Is Dead: Republican Congressman From California Was 65
A Republican in the House since 2013, he portrayed himself as a voice for his constituents in his northeast district. His death narrowed his party’s slim majority in the chamber.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Is Dead at 70
Called his “masterpiece,” one film, “Satantango,” is seven hours long. A favorite of critics and film festivals, he focused on the “human dignity” of marginal characters.
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
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