Who doesn’t love a Northern Cardinal? The appeal of these abundant, widespread songbirds is undeniable: They brighten drab ...
On the day before the Atitlán Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in western Guatemala, the group chat created to coordinate the event ...
Most programs that Audubon identified as priorities in its FY26 bird budget received stable funding, with modest increases in some areas and slight cuts in others, providing an important foundation ...
Fun fact: Almost all owls have eyes that are proportionately large to their heads for increased visibility during low-light hours, but the Great Gray Owl's peepers are especially big—roughly the size ...
In 2024, scientists split the House Wren into seven species. Of the bunch, six can only be found in the tropics, but the ...
Until now the behavior had been undocumented in the species, but recent research has also revealed that more birds of prey ...
The 2026 National Audubon Society Annual Meeting of Members will take place on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. ET in in the conference room located at 1707 L Street NW, Washington ...
In the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, the bond between falconer and hawk takes center stage. On set, everything ...
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?
As a professional hawk counter, David Brown has seen a lot of raptors—and fantasized about even more. “You’re always dreaming about some of the rare stuff that might show up,” Brown says. On the damp, ...
Raptors are on the move. Now is a great time to get out and see the birds of prey as they migrate south for the winter (click here for a list of 10 awesome places to watch the spectacle). Seeing the ...
It takes only two minutes (and two miles) to drive from the southern border of Maryland to its northern border at the narrowest point, but the state stretches 250 miles from corner to corner. Within ...