With their intense, feline gaze, barred bodies, and fierce hunting skills, the Great Horned Owl has been called the “tiger of ...

Not a bird of open prairies, the Prairie Warbler nests mainly in young second growth scrub and densely overgrown fields in eastern North America. Such habitats are often temporary, and colonies may ...

People often ask me which came first: my interest in drawing birds or watching birds. I have to answer, "both." The two things have always gone together for me, and they complement and support each ...

We protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Audubon is responding to the greatest challenges facing birds and people today while anticipating the issues—and opportunities—of ...

Fact-checked by Kenn Kaufman, field editor, Audubon magazine. North America is home to more than 20 species of birds that are mostly red or prominently feature red plumage, including the House Finch, ...

Super Bowl Sunday is here. The Seattle Seahawks are great football players and all, but their team name got us wondering: What do we really know about the seahawk? Here are some fun facts—and fictions ...

If you’ve ever witnessed a Pileated Woodpecker chiseling away at a tree trunk, you might have wondered if all that wood pecking was taking a toll on the tree. Pileated nest holes, after all, can ...

The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, as well as the most familiar and widespread. In open country it is commonly seen perched on roadside wires, or hovering low over a field ...

First awarded in 1947, recipients have since included Walt Disney, Rachel Carson, Ted Turner, Edward O. Wilson, former President Jimmy Carter, and the Rockefeller family. The Audubon Medal is given in ...

Seldom seen but often heard, this medium-sized rail lives in marshes across much of our continent. This bird and the Sora are often found together, but their diets differ: the short-billed Sora eats ...

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A big sea-duck of Arctic waters. Well adapted to frigid climates, diving and swimming underwater in seas near the freezing point, resting on ice floes. In its normal range, the King Eider is generally ...