- Female Peregrine Falcon found in Auburn, New York. Rescuers are asking people to report any chicks that may look abandoned.
- US Fish & Wildlife Service agrees to develop recovery plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina). It's been listed as threatened since 1990 and nine months ago the USFWS reaffirmed its decision to extend Endangered Species Act protections.
- California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in Arizona saved by its tracking device. Biologists noticed that it hadn't been seen in two days, so they tracked it down and rescued it. It was apparently attacked by another animal. The California Condor is one of the most endangered birds in the world. It is the largest flying bird in North America, with a wing span reaching 9-1/2 feet.
- Two Piping Plovers released back into the wild at Scarborough Beach in Maine after surviving an attack that killed their parents and one sibling. Two other sibling chicks remain in rehab.
- Osprey nest found in central Illinois. It's the first in a century and was actually discovered in the spring of 2004, but no chicks were found. It was kept secret to allow the parents to nest this year and successfully fledge their chicks at the end of July.
- Scientists figure out the color scheme of the Eclectus parrot. It's been no secret that females are bright red and blue, while the males are green. But now we know why.
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources reports eighty-two breeding pairs of Bald Eagles. It's one less than last year, but eighty-two more than in the 1950s.
- Bird found on a porch in Ohio returns to the wild. It was found on June 21 and nursed back to health by the Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky.
- Garibaldi the Bald Eagle continues to survive on his own. He escaped from the Carolina Raptor Center near Huntersville, North Carolina when a storm hit on July 28th.
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