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Two Rare Wrens Serenade Southern Mexico
Sumichrast’s Wren and Nava’s Wren are both sooty-brown songbirds of southern Mexico. They both live in tropical forests where limestone outcrops prov…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Vocal Learning is for the Birds
Humans and songbirds are among a small group of animals that can learn to imitate the sounds we hear. It’s an ability called vocal learning that make…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Swans Come Calling
Trumpeter Swans are among the world's largest flying waterfowl. They can weight up to 25 pounds and have a wingspan of nearly seven feet! These swans…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Volunteer for Project FeederWatch
Project FeederWatch is a community science project studying over 100 species of birds that spend their winters in North America. From November throug…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
State Birds
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have official birds. To become a state bird, it helped to be familiar, colorful, and have a punchy song. T…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Mississippi Sandhill Crane Makes a Comeback
While most Sandhill Cranes migrate, the Mississippi population lives year-round in wet pine savanna near the Gulf Coast. Their dependence on this uni…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Jynx!
A birder may have a target bird so elusive that the bird becomes a kind of "jinx bird." But there was a real bird by that name! The bird once called …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Owl Sounds with Becca Rowland
When author and illustrator Becca Rowland first started learning to identify bird calls, they were delighted to discover that owls say more than just…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
American Bittern: Thunder-Pumper
American Bitterns nest in marshes across the northern half of the United States and throughout much of Canada, and they winter along both US coasts s…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hummingbirds Caught in a Dark World of Love Spells
Hummingbirds are celebrated for their beauty and grace, but in some places, they are trapped in a dark and deadly tradition. In parts of Mexico, humm…
7 months, 3 weeks ago