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Why Birds Eat Snow
In the depths of winter, when open water is frozen over, it can be challenging for birds to stay hydrated. Some birds eat the frozen water all around…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Building Birds with LEGO
Thomas Poulsom is a hobbyist LEGO builder best known for his models of birds. But making birds out of bricks isn't easy. That’s why he uses special p…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Painting Birdsong with Jane Kim
At the visitor center of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, artist and scientific illustrator Jane Kim painted the Wall of Birds to celebrate the evolut…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Dining with Sanderlings
While many shorebirds have gone south, tiny sandpipers called Sanderlings are easy to find on winter shores. They follow the waves as they lap in and…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Kittiwake, Kittiwake
Named for its rhythmic calls, the Black-legged Kittiwake is a dapper, oceanic gull. As described by Roger Tory Peterson, the tips of its pale gray wi…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Andean Condors Sail the Wind
The Andean Condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world. With a wingspan that can stretch over 10 feet across, the condor doesn’t flap so m…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Sandhill Crane Families Stick Together
Sandhill Crane families form a close bond. A pair of adults might travel north with their young from the previous summer, along with grown-up offspri…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Seabirds, Trees and Coral
Palmyra Atoll is a ring-shaped island encircling a lagoon in the South Pacific. The atoll lost many native trees due to U.S. military activity during…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Museum Eggs Help Solve Mysteries
There are five million bird eggs stowed away in museums across the world — and the study of eggs, called oology, can give us great insight into birds…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Kiwikiu
Kiwikiu, also known as Maui Parrotbill, used to be found all over Maui and Molokaʻi. Now, fewer than 150 individuals exist and kiwikiu are currently …
10 months, 3 weeks ago