We hope you enjoy this gallery celebrating the native plants birds depend on to eat, nest, and rest. (For extra credit, see ...

When it comes to biodiversity, research shows not all neighborhoods are created equal. They’re defined by injustices past and ...

Kevin Cronin, known as Kickball Dad to his social media fans, has gotten his millions of followers excited about birding by ...

Camila Bautista is the Salton Sea and Desert Program Manager with Audubon California where she leads conservation initiatives, youth education, and community engagement efforts to protect the unique ...

Below, find out which of the birds that nest or spend the winter in your area are most vulnerable across their entire range. Some birds may lose range outside of your state, making the protection of ...

Benjamin Franklin would have preferred to have the Wild Turkey, not the Bald Eagle, chosen as the national symbol of the United States. Although the barnyard variety is a rather stupid creature ...

Q: The amount of effort that goes into a Christmas Bird Count varies quite a bit across years and count circles. How do you deal with this issue when you calculate abundance trends? How do you know ...

16-19" (41-48 cm). Short crest; long, fan-shaped tail with wide blackish band near tip. Has two color morphs, most obvious in tail color (gray or reddish). Black neck ruffs not usually apparent except ...

In open country of the west, the Western Kingbird is often seen perched on roadside fences and wires, flying out to snap up insects -- or to harass ravens, hawks, or other large birds that stray too ...

This rather tame, active, crested little bird is common all year in eastern forests, where its whistled peter-peter-peter song may be heard even during mid-winter thaws. It is related to the ...

Among the thousands of Brown Noddies at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, one or two Black Noddies have been found in most years since 1960. This tropical tern, slightly smaller and darker than the Brown ...