In 2024, scientists split the House Wren into seven species. Of the bunch, six can only be found in the tropics, but the ...

Until now the behavior had been undocumented in the species, but recent research has also revealed that more birds of prey ...

In the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, the bond between falconer and hawk takes center stage. On set, everything ...

Take a peek into the always entertaining lives of birds, from intimate moments with mates to fierce fights for territory.

When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to withstand the cold. But one of the most interesting is an ...

The bumpy-faced waterfowl can be found across the United States, but in almost all cases the birds are domestic versions of the wild ducks. Here's how to know which is which.

Many of America’s most beloved and biologically rich landscapes are in grave danger. From the Arctic Slope in Alaska to the Mississippi Delta, and from the Northeast’s Long Island Sound to the ...

A familiar sight in the sky over much of North America is the dark, long-winged form of the Turkey Vulture, soaring high over the landscape. Most birds are believed to have a very poor sense of smell, ...

Audubon Upper Mississippi River is the regional office of the National Audubon Society, working in Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri. We are a dedicated team of conservation, education, policy, and ...

But where you live determines more than just whether you see juncos year-round or seasonally; it also determines what type of junco you might see. With one of the largest numbers of subspecies for any ...

A: Before we calculate CBC trends for a species, we divide the raw number of birds counted by a function that describes the statistical relationship between effort spent and birds counted. Then we ...