Whole-genome analysis raises concerns about the rare songbird, the authors of a recent study say, but could also help with ...

An inconspicuous, pale little bird, easily overlooked as it runs around on white sand beaches, or on the salt flats around lakes in the arid west. Where it lives on beaches, its nesting attempts are ...

When it comes to fascinating anatomy, herons have the other avian families on notice. From their stilt-like legs to their wildly long necks and prehistoric vibes, these birds can captivate us standing ...

The Blackpoll Warbler has the longest migration of any warbler and, in fact, the longest migration of any Boreal songbird. Every year, Blackpoll Warblers make an incredible journey from North ...

In the middle of Alaska’s Bering Sea, St. Matthew Island and its much smaller neighbor Hall Island are among the few specks of land amid hundreds of square miles of water. These uninhabited volcanic ...

South Pelican Island belongs to the birds. Royal Terns circle and screech above this spit of sand and shrub, which juts out of North Carolina’s winding Cape Fear River. Grackles hop among the bushes ...

NEW YORK—Today, scientists with the National Audubon Society published a new study in Global Change Biology that analyzed 43 species of warblers and the conservation challenges they face along their ...

On March 25, 2025, the Gwich'in Tribal Council, Na-Cho Nyӓk Dun First Nation, Parks Canada and Yukon government took a significant step towards establishing a 3,000 square kilometer (741,316 acre) ...

Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil worked with scientists to survey local birds and document cultural traditions.

In the late 1990s, as an ecologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Martin Wikelski guesses he drove every mile of the Prairie State’s backroads in a two-toned Oldsmobile. But these ...

It is springtime in North America—a season of transformation. The arrival of migratory birds, blooming flowers, and longer days signal renewal and possibility. Across the Western Hemisphere, the ...

Juvenile Brown Pelicans aren’t exactly cooperative—like any tween they’re instantly recalcitrant when faced with authority. “One volunteer had their hat stolen by a pelican that was resisting being ...