Species like Roseate Spoonbills and American Flamingos are unforgettable. Learn to identify every pink bird you might spot in ...

A century of screen history shows how heroic conservationists became tweed-clad caricatures, and when Hollywood finally ...

Listen to the fluted chorus of a Wood Thrush, a beautiful song known to inspire artists and enliven eastern forests each summer. Now hear the gruff squawk of an American Crow. Which is the songbird?

New York, NY – The Board of Directors of the National Audubon Society (NAS) today announced that it has decided to retain the name of the organization, after a lengthy process to examine its name in ...

We humans may no longer need constellations for navigation, but birds still rely on the stars for directions. Or, they try to. All too often, buildings’ light pollution washes out the night sky. Lost ...

A small, streaky bird of open fields, the Savannah Sparrow often causes confusion for birders because it is so variable. Some of its well-marked local forms, such as the pale 'Ipswich' Sparrow of ...

This rather plain and pale little sparrow is a typical summer bird of the northern prairies, where the males perch in the tops of low thickets to sing their flat, monotonous buzzes. It is sometimes a ...

Widespread and familiar (though often called 'crane'), the Great Blue Heron is the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores, or flying high ...

A hiker in the north woods sometimes will be followed by a pair of Canada Jays, gliding silently from tree to tree, watching inquisitively. These fluffy jays seem fearless, and they can be a minor ...

One of the smallest gulls to be found in North America. Delicate in flight, the Bonaparte's Gull suggests a tern more than it does the larger gulls. It differs from large gulls in other ways as well: ...

The Blue-headed Vireo is common in summer in mixed forest, where conifers and deciduous trees grow together. When feeding, it works rather deliberately along branches, searching for insects. Its nest, ...

Almost throughout the higher mountains of the West, the Mountain Chickadee is common in the conifer forests. It is not always easy to see, because it often feeds very high in the trees. However, ...