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 ...

In the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, the bond between falconer and hawk takes center stage. On set, everything ...

Take a peek into the always entertaining lives of birds, from intimate moments with mates to fierce fights for territory.

When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to withstand the cold. But one of the most interesting is an ...

The bumpy-faced waterfowl can be found across the United States, but in almost all cases the birds are domestic versions of the wild ducks. Here's how to know which is which.

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?

The mournful cooing of the Mourning Dove is one of our most familiar bird sounds. From southern Canada to central Mexico, this is one of our most common birds, often abundant in open country and along ...

A familiar sight in the sky over much of North America is the dark, long-winged form of the Turkey Vulture, soaring high over the landscape. Most birds are believed to have a very poor sense of smell, ...

Welcome to the Montezuma Audubon Center, a state-owned facility operated through a cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Audubon ...

But where you live determines more than just whether you see juncos year-round or seasonally; it also determines what type of junco you might see. With one of the largest numbers of subspecies for any ...