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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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94
A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.

Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96
Before she became known as the snooty suburbanite Hyacinth Bucket, Ms. Routledge was an acclaimed stage performer, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on the West End and Broadway.

Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.

Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77
As an executive, he helped negotiate AT&T’s $50 billion acquisition of TCI and later led the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39
He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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