STORIES

THE BURNINGS

"a bud of fire, bleeding through the fog as if through fabric."

Crows are thought to be among our most intelligent birds, and the success of the American Crow in adapting to civilization would seem to confirm this. Despite past attempts to exterminate them, crows are more common than ever in farmlands, towns, and even cities, and their distinctive caw! is a familiar sound over much of the continent. Sociable, especially when not nesting, crows may gather in communal roosts on winter nights, sometimes with thousands or even tens of thousands roosting in one grove. (Audubon Society Field Guide)

THE HOUR OF THE GULLS

"When the tides surged to their fullest and the seagulls rode the high wind, it was said their cries awakened the spirits that slept along the shore."

WINNER OF THE 2021 GLENWOOD PARK PRIZE IN FICTION

Common along the coastlines of eastern Asia, the Black-tailed Gull has wandered to western Alaska a few times. Isolated birds have been found at a wide variety of other sites from coast to coast in North America. Although these far-flung strays may have been assisted in their arrival, perhaps resting on ships for part of their journey, they also might have wandered there on their own. (Audubon Society Field Guide)