Birds like the Blackburnian Warbler and Red Knot illustrate how birds connect people across the Western Hemisphere. Blackburnian Warblers migrate from Canada’s Boreal Forest to Colombia’s...
: , Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Ask a Birder Ask A Birder : Why do some birds migrate , while others stay in one place year-round January 15, 2025 by Leslie Kinrys No Comments For human beings , watching large flocks of birds migrate is an awe-inspiring spectacle . But , should a bird stay or should it go Whether they migrate or not , there are risks and benefits , even if birds donâ t think of it that . way During the fall , the songbirds , flycatchers , and other insect-eating species , along with some raptors , migrate to theHome About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Birding Two Stunning Kingfishers in Java January 15, 2025 by Kai Pflug 1 Comment In the Pronojiwo area of East Java , there is an unassuming hide at the edge of a village . It hosts two species of . kingfishers One is the Blue-eared Kingfisher a kingfisher with a rather wide range covering large areas of South-East Asia and . India Unexpectedly given the colors of this species eBird seems a bit underwhelmed : A diminutive dark blue kingfisher with no rufous on the . ear-patch” To my surprise , reading
We’re heartbroken to share the news that a beloved staff member, Dr. Emma Greig, passed away last month from cancer at the age of 43. Emma grew up in Michigan,... Read more »“To be is to do.” Socrates said that once. Or maybe he didn’t, since the quote has been attributed to many others as well. Birds don’t care about such questions; sometimes they seem content...: , Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Birding Bird Guides of the World : Susan Davis , Bonaire January 14, 2025 by Editor No Comments What is your favorite bird species Ahh , I have so many Being here on Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean , we have many beautiful birds , and favorites always include the islandâ s icon , the American Flamingo , as well as the Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot . nbsp But I would have to say that my âspirit birdâ is the White-tailed Kite . nbsp The kite was one of my âfirsts for Bonaireâ and I was able
: , Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Birding Lodges Birding Lodges of the World : Eco-lodge Itororo , Brazil January 13, 2025 by Editor No Comments Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge please only name one species Swallow-tailed Cotinga What is the name of your lodge , and since when has your lodge been operating Eco-lodge Itororo since 2002 Blond-crested Woodpecker How best to travel to your lodge By plane and car Long-trained Nightjar What kind of services â except for accommodation
: Skip to content Stay in the know with our free . newsletter BirdWatching Your source for becoming a better birder Search : for Search Toggle search form Log In Sign In Primary Menu Gear Books Binoculars Spotting Scopes Books Feeders Other Backyard Items Preventing Bird-Window Collisions Locations Travel Featured Destinations Hotspots Near You Birding-Tour Providers Travel with Us Bird Identification ID Tips ID Toolkit Field Guides and Apps Birding for Beginners Getting Started Attracting Birds Bird-friendly Yards Bird Cams Helping Birds Migration Feeding Tips Birding FAQ Events Birding Festival and Events Submit event News Features Birdwatching Conservation Species Profiles Science Photography How to Photograph Birds Reader Galleries Featured Galleries Contests BirdWatching Birding for, Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Birding The Hornbills of Sulawesi , Indonesia January 13, 2025 by Kai Pflug No Comments Sulawesi has two species of hornbills . Both are more or less endemic to Sulawesi give or take a few islands nearby and both are listed as Vulnerable . It is tempting to start the next sentence with And that’s where the similarities end” , but of course , both are hornbills and thus have a lot in common despite being rather different in . size Much bigger : Knobbed Hornbill Smaller : Sulawesi Hornbill Both mainlyHome About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Birding Spring is here January 12, 2025 by Clive Finlayson 1 Comment Iâ m sitting on the edge of the Doñana wetland in south-west Spain . The sea mists have driven into the coast but itâ s mild . As the day wakes up , birds start flitting in the bushes around me . Itâ s a few minutes before sunrise but , already , the Chiffchaffs Phylloscopus collybita are actively jumping at unsuspecting insects in the bushes . There is no time to . waste Chiffchaff I look around and there are a few Shovelers: Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Three Photos Three Photos : Snow January 12, 2025 by Editor 1 Comment Grandala , Balangshan , Sichuan , China , June 08, 2023 Eurasian Tree Sparrow , Lake Kussharo , Hokkaido , Japan , February 18 2024 Snow Bunting , Wuerqihan , Inner Mongolia , China , December 23, 2023 Photos taken by Kai Pflug This series features three bird photos with a common theme taken by the same photographer . Please contact us if you are interested in contributing your own . photos 1 Comment David T January 12, 2025 at, Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Home About Contact Privacy Policy Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges From the Archives Species Spotlight Three Photos Birding Incidental Birding Vilanculos , Mozambique January 11, 2025 by Luca No Comments I visited Vilanculos once with my family , mainly to do the things most people do when visiting this site enjoying the coast , eating great fish and snorkelling . That the area was fantastic for birds however , and as I had never been this far north on the Mozambiquan coast , there were several lifers and other interesting birds that I bagged . here Vilanculos is now very well known in southern African birding
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: Skip to content Stay in the know with our free . newsletter BirdWatching Your source for becoming a better birder Search : for Search Toggle search form Log In Sign In Primary Menu Gear Books Binoculars Spotting Scopes Books Feeders Other Backyard Items Preventing Bird-Window Collisions Locations Travel Featured Destinations Hotspots Near You Birding-Tour Providers Travel with Us Bird Identification ID Tips ID Toolkit Field Guides and Apps Birding for Beginners Getting Started Attracting Birds Bird-friendly Yards Bird Cams Helping Birds Migration Feeding Tips Birding FAQ Events Birding Festival and Events Submit event News Features Birdwatching Conservation Species Profiles Science Photography How to Photograph Birds Reader Galleries Featured Galleries Contests BirdWatching Birding forJust before 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 15, a crowd is gathering at the southeast rim of the reservoir in New York City’s Central Park. Most are bundled in puffer coats, huddled together in...
Skip to content Stay in the know with our free . newsletter BirdWatching Your source for becoming a better birder Search : for Search Toggle search form Log In Sign In Primary Menu Gear Books Binoculars Spotting Scopes Books Feeders Other Backyard Items Preventing Bird-Window Collisions Locations Travel Featured Destinations Hotspots Near You Birding-Tour Providers Travel with Us Bird Identification ID Tips ID Toolkit Field Guides and Apps Birding for Beginners Getting Started Attracting Birds Bird-friendly Yards Bird Cams Helping Birds Migration Feeding Tips Birding FAQ Events Birding Festival and Events Submit event News Features Birdwatching Conservation Species Profiles Science Photography How to Photograph Birds Reader Galleries Featured Galleries Contests BirdWatching Birding forNEW YORK (January 8, 2025) — The National Audubon Society today released Birds and Offshore Wind: Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need, a report that makes the case for responsibly sited...As the nation remembers President Jimmy Carter, it bears mentioning by this organization that among his many attributes and achievements in public service, Jimmy Carter was a lifelong birder.
He...WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 7, 2025) – The National Audubon Society today celebrated the designation of more than 624,000 acres of California desert as the Chuckwalla National Monument, public lands...WASHINGTON (December 23, 2024) – Vital programs for conserving bird habitats and ecosystems across the country were reauthorized with President Biden signing into law the bipartisan America’s...
Birders around the world have contributed more than 67 million photos to our Macaulay Library archive. Here are some of the best from the past year.
From the Winter 2025 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. When 2024–25 Bartels Science Illustrator Lauren Richelieu was asked to create art for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s holiday card, her mind went immediately to... Read more »
A few years ago, the Pulitzer-winning science journalist Ed Yong discovered birds could be a balm for modern anxieties.14597
The Ancestral Lands of the Kaska Dena are teeming with an array of wildlife, including tens of millions of birds. Guided by a combination of Traditional Knowledge and Western science, Kaska...WASHINGTON (December 24, 2024) – As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the hectic ending weeks of the 118th Congress, where despite the chaotic moments, there remained a bipartisan commitment...As we look back on an outgoing 2024, it’s important to mark an important birding milestone from earlier in the year. On February 9, Peter Kaestner, amidst the lush landscapes of Bislig, eastern...WASHINGTON (December 20, 2024) — Globally, habitats for birds and other wildlife are increasingly at risk, with a lack of access to conservation funding being a major barrier to safeguarding vital...Millions of years ago, scaly, lizard-like dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Over time, some of those dinosaurs sprouted feathers and took to the skies—and while their reptilian cousins died off, those...New birders quickly discover: To find birds, find plants. As the foundation of healthy ecosystems, plants provide birds with food and shelter and support myriad other organisms in complicated webs of...