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The Sword-billed Hummingbird
To out-sip their competition, Sword-billed Hummingbirds have a distinct adaptation: these birds’ beaks are longer than their bodies. Found in tempera…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Feathered Females in Charge
Male birds are often the larger, flashier sex that courts choosy females, who in turn raise their chicks. But not always. Female phalaropes -- like t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Connecticut Warbler
Connecticut Warblers nest in the northern boreal forests, migrate through the Midwest, and winter in the rainforests of South America. Even with all …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Baby Birds' Bizarre Beaks
Most baby birds are adorable little floofs — but not all of them. The tongue and palate of estrildid finch chicks are strangely spotted and ringed. T…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Rickie Lee Jones Sings To The Birds
Grammy-winning musician Rickie Lee Jones has performed on stages around the world. At home in New Orleans, she found a new audience: backyard birds! …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Birding 101: Learning How to Strike Out
When you go birding, sometimes you’re in the right place at the right time and there are more species than you can count. Other times, not so lucky. …
8 months ago
Legends of the Jackdaw
The catchy name “Jackdaw” belongs to a European bird that looks like a compact crow drawn in shades of light and dark gray. They are comfortable arou…
8 months ago
Some Birds Have Two Voices
The amazing vocal organ found in most birds, the syrinx, has two sides, with different sets of muscles and nerves controlling each side. That lets s…
8 months ago
Hollywood Has Gone To The Birds
Some of Hollywood’s most iconic beasts owe their signature sounds to the squawks, tweets, and even hisses of birds.
More info and transcript at BirdN…
8 months ago
Telling Apart Two Cheery Bird Songs
The American Robin and the Baltimore Oriole both have cheery, upbeat songs. At first, you might think there’s no way to tell these two singers apart.…
8 months ago