Species like Roseate Spoonbills and American Flamingos are unforgettable. Learn to identify every pink bird you might spot in ...

Listen to the fluted chorus of a Wood Thrush, a beautiful song known to inspire artists and enliven eastern forests each summer. Now hear the gruff squawk of an American Crow. Which is the songbird?

Your place of worship is a sanctuary for all who enter, including our beloved birds. This week, Pope Francis is urging Catholics—and all humans—to realize the gravity of climate change and take steps ...

We humans may no longer need constellations for navigation, but birds still rely on the stars for directions. Or, they try to. All too often, buildings’ light pollution washes out the night sky. Lost ...

A common bird of western forests. Steller's Jay is most numerous in dense coniferous woods of the mountains and the northwest coast, where its dark colors blend in well in the shadows. Except when ...

The Blue-headed Vireo is common in summer in mixed forest, where conifers and deciduous trees grow together. When feeding, it works rather deliberately along branches, searching for insects. Its nest, ...

The haunting songs of the Varied Thrush echo through the dense humid forests of the Pacific Northwest. Long minor-key whistles repeated after deliberate pauses, they seem like sounds without a source; ...

Almost throughout the higher mountains of the West, the Mountain Chickadee is common in the conifer forests. It is not always easy to see, because it often feeds very high in the trees. However, ...

A small, streaky bird of open fields, the Savannah Sparrow often causes confusion for birders because it is so variable. Some of its well-marked local forms, such as the pale 'Ipswich' Sparrow of ...

Nearly 200 years after its publication, John James Audubon’s 435 Birds of America prints come alive again in our digital library. Explore and download life-size watercolors of North American birds ...

Widespread and familiar (though often called 'crane'), the Great Blue Heron is the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores, or flying high ...

This rather plain and pale little sparrow is a typical summer bird of the northern prairies, where the males perch in the tops of low thickets to sing their flat, monotonous buzzes. It is sometimes a ...