Jan 5th, 2009 · Clients of Bernard Madoff may have lost their money, but they did come away with souvenirs. Clients and former employees are selling items with the company's name. Madoff is accused of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. Former clients are using the auction site eBay to sell things like T-shirts, beach towels, umbrellas, coolers, binoculars, flashlights and tote bags. The postings tell buyers they can "own a piece of history!"
Dec 26th, 2008 · Get out those binoculars and notepads. For the 109th year, birders throughout the Americas are navigating tropical forests and crunching through snowy meadows to tally up birds. Count director Geoff LeBaron and Cornell ornithologist John Fitzpatrick discuss the annual event.
Jun 19th, 2008 · Bill Thompson, the author of The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, says the trick to getting children interested in bird-watching is simply getting them outside. All they need is a guide, an ear and binoculars.
Feb 24th, 2008 · As spring bird migrations start, avid birders are gathering with their binoculars to view the transition. But a new book warns that the beauty and variety of these feathered friends is threatened by the very people who admire them.
Jun 26th, 2006 · Susan Barry was born with crossed eyes. Shortly after her second birthday, she had a surgery to treat them. But what she didn't know until decades later was how differently she still saw the world. A type of physical therapy for the eyes has changed all of that.
Dec 23rd, 2005 · Bird watchers are blanketing the country with binoculars and checklists. It's that time of year again: the National Audubon Society's Christmas bird count. Also, experts discuss the ivory-billed woodpecker, long thought extinct, and rediscovered earlier this year.