Birding is often improved with the right tools. Do you need a pair of binoculars to enjoy birds? Not at all! Will a decent set of bins make observing and identifying them easier from a distance?

Apart from mealworms and nest boxes, there are other steps you can take to make bluebirds feel at home. In the fall and ...

The future of the Greater Sage-Grouse, and the health of the broader sagebrush ecosystem, has long been shaped by land-use decisions spread across millions of acres of the American West. In January ...

Along quiet streams or shaded riverbanks, a lone Green Heron may flush ahead of the observer, crying 'kyow' as it flies up the creek. This small heron is solitary at most seasons and often somewhat ...

Describing how the titular general of his play Coriolanus conquers his enemies, the Bard wrote: “I think he’ll be to Rome / ...

A common seabird off the Atlantic Coast, seldom coming close to shore except during storms. The Great Shearwater often forages in flocks. Commonly feeds around fishing boats, fighting over scraps and ...

Since April, Madison Bygrove and Natalie Emerick have been setting up a cutting-edge, continent-wide Motus Audio network to ...

Nesting alongside several other species of long-legged wading birds, including Great and Snowy Egret and Glossy Ibis, the night herons occupy islands that range from natural islets just off the coast ...

In dense leafy forests of the east, the Great Crested Flycatcher lives within the canopy of tall trees in summer. It is more easily heard than seen, its rolling calls echoing through the woods. The ...

As a student at Smith College, Bailey founded one of the first Audubon societies in 1886. A recent graduate who led the ...

How do you get people excited about birds? Apparently the answer hasn't changed all that much in more than a century.

Four tips that stand the test of time from conservation icon Florence Merriam Bailey, who helped popularize birding as a ...