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Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the second album from the indie-pop duo The Bird And The Bee.

Early Bird Fishing Guide on the Thursday Morning Show

Early Bird Fishing Guide on the Thursday Morning Show

Hawaii's unique birds, known as honeycreepers, are being wiped out by mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The birds' last hope could be more mosquitoes, designed to crash their own population.

At least three bald eagles who contracted bird flu are dead.

The 10-pound tome comes with a built-in audio player featuring crisp recordings of hundreds of bird songs. The 500-plus-page volume, produced with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is billed as "The Complete, Illustrated Reference for North American Birds."

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin on Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin on Early Bird Fishing Guide

Researchers estimate that the bird population has fallen by a quarter since 1970. More than 90% of the loss can be attributed to just a dozen bird families, including sparrows, blackbirds and finches.

During the state's profound drought, farmers are keep their fields flooded to make temporary wetlands for migrating birds. They serve as pop-up pit stops to help birds put on fat for their journeys.

Early Bird Fishing with Jeff Sundin

Early Bird Fishing with Jeff Sundin

Romance books are on the rise, even as overall book sales are declining. NPR's Juana Summers visited a romance book club at Baltimore's Charm City Books to see what brings readers to the genre.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Wang Feng, a professor of sociology at the University of California Irvine, about the consequences of China's population decline.

On the eve of the annual Grammy presentations, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences seeks to recover from the departure of a scandal-plagued president. And the music industry confronts a steep decline in CD sales. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Eric Boehlert of Salon.com.

Mark Jacobs is a retired Aitkin County Land Commissioner who produces our series on Bird Decline and Forests and Carbon