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We can better protect birds on beaches by addressing human disturbance and habitat loss simultaneously.
Of all the hummingbirds in the Americas—which is to say, every last one of the family’s 350-plus species—birders in the ...
For decades, deforestation, drought, fires, and climate change have ravaged the Amazon, worrying scientists that the sprawling South American rainforest could eventually hit a critical tipping point ...
An outbreak of avian flu that has been spreading across the United States and Canada over the past six months only seems to be getting worse. First appearing in Canada last fall, the flu has ravaged ...
The drive for birds to migrate is at least partially genetic. How those genes developed—and how they function in modern birds—isn't fully known.
American Woodcocks are perhaps the most memeable birds on the continent. With their cartoonish looks and quirky behaviors, these coy and plump internet favorites are met with fans everywhere they go.
Recognizing the desperate need for more clean energy, avian advocates are working to steer solar projects away from key habitats.
In a mural by Justin Suarez, a flock of songbirds (from left, a House Finch, Pine Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow, and Veery) chase a Peregrine Falcon, which is the official city bird of ...
A colorful flock is turning heads on a small island in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past year the birds have descended on a restored wetland, taking up permanent residence on a concrete retaining ...
The past year and a half has been challenging for all of us. The COVID-19 Delta variant and a sequence of extreme weather events intensified by climate change turned what was supposed to be a summer ...
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that President Joe Biden signed into law on November 15 does what you’d expect of a bill with that name: It pumps gobs of money into the nation’s crumbling ...
Explore more than 800 North American bird species, learn about their lives and habitats, and how climate change is impacting their ability to survive.