Dec. 22, 2012

Topics in this issue include:

• Birds are the buzz this month, with a snowy owl showing up on Georgia's coast and the proposed down-listing of wood storks from endangered to threatened announced.
• What you may not know about the most common bird on holiday greeting cards.
• North Atlantic right whale updates, from mom-and-calf pairs to a possible predation link by great white sharks.
• Plus, calls for frog-savvy volunteers and young wildlife artists.

Read the Dec. 22 Georgia Wild.

You'll find Terry W. Johnson's "Out My Backdoor" columns, including the latest, "The Christmas Card Bird," here.