Scientists have developed a fecal-sampling method that can help identify illegally captured wild birds in Latin America that ...

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 ...

A grassland sparrow, breeding on the northern Great Plains, wintering locally in the Southwest. This bird was named for the young Spencer Baird (who would later become a leading ornithologist). After ...

One of the plainest of warblers, the orange feathers on its head are almost never visible, this species is also among the most hardy. In winter, when most warblers are deep in the tropics, The ...

A rather mysterious owl of dense northern woodlands. Except when calling at night in very early spring, it is easily overlooked. Until the 1970s it was not known to breed anywhere south of Canada; ...

A strikingly patterned warbler of leafy second growth and swamp edges. Once common in the northeast, the Golden-winged Warbler has been declining recently in southern parts of its breeding range. As ...

At first glance, the two species of yellowlegs look identical except for size, as if they were put on earth only to confuse birdwatchers. With better acquaintance, they turn out to have different ...

How the count started, and how the data is used today. Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas "Side Hunt." They would choose sides and go ...

Governor Henry McMaster joined Audubon South Carolina today at Francis Beidler Forest for a ceremonial bill signing of the ...

On a hazy day in late September 2025, Desiree Narango walked the sandy paths at the Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory in ...

A very familiar bird over most of North America, running and hopping on lawns with an upright stance, often nesting on porches and windowsills. The American Robin's rich caroling is among the earliest ...

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