Since April, Madison Bygrove and Natalie Emerick have been setting up a cutting-edge, continent-wide Motus Audio network to ...

Nesting alongside several other species of long-legged wading birds, including Great and Snowy Egret and Glossy Ibis, the night herons occupy islands that range from natural islets just off the coast ...

In early April, I had the chance to see a wetland flourish on what was once a golf course in Santa Barbara, and smell sweet ...

As a student at Smith College, Bailey founded one of the first Audubon societies in 1886. A recent graduate who led the ...

How do you get people excited about birds? Apparently the answer hasn't changed all that much in more than a century.

Four tips that stand the test of time from conservation icon Florence Merriam Bailey, who helped popularize birding as a ...

PHOENIX, AZ – With Arizona lawmakers and the Governor negotiating the state budget for the next fiscal year, a new statewide poll delivers an unambiguous signal from voters: fund water security for ...

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?

An owl heard is as good as an owl seen. At least, that's what you can tell yourself the next time you eavesdrop on one but can't actually spot it (they are great at camouflage). These beloved raptors ...

In the avian symphony of spring, the Ruffed Grouse plays the timpani. At dawn he takes the stage on a log, stump, or boulder. Bracing himself with his tail, he begins ...

A few evenings ago, while walking through the forest at dusk, my daughter stopped us in our tracks with a loud "shush.” As we stopped to listen, she pointed towards a mewing sound on the trail just ...

Sparrows, juncos, and towhees usually feed on the ground, while finches and cardinals feed in shrubs, and chickadees, titmice, and woodpeckers feed in trees. To avoid crowding and to attract the ...