Before pursuing her PhD, Maina worked with the shorebird recovery and habitat management teams at Manomet Conservation ...

Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...

Horstmann Cattle Company, owned and operated by August Horstmann in Gasconade County, is the newest ranch to earn the ...

In one 2024 study of college students, birding was associated with greater gains in subjective well-being and larger ...

You might think that the neotropics are one big mating party, but even in places that stay green and vibrant year-round, ...

Research indicates that more than 1 billion birds may be killed per year in the U.S. alone due to window collisions. Birds hit buildings at all hours during the day and night. At night migrating birds ...

Of all the creatures on Earth, only two can produce human language: humans…and birds. Of the few birds that can imitate human speech, including mynah birds, crows, and ravens, parrots are clearly the ...

The male American Goldfinch, dressed in sunny yellow, brightens every feeder he visits during the spring and summer months.

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. Native to Eurasia and northern Africa, it has succeeded ...

“A place that is good for birds is good for everyone,” writes naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul in The Return of the ...

After a layoff, a veteran editor found reprieve from an AI-obsessed job market in the steady presence of the Mourning Doves, ...

A big boreal finch, uncommon but widespread in spruce and fir forests of the North and the high mountains. It is often absurdly tame, allowing very close approach; ironically, this sometimes makes it ...