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The Minnesota painters have achieved unrivaled success in the federal government’s conservation-boosting art competition.
In this mural by artist Jessie Salinas, a Sharp-shinned Hawk soars across the side of a shed, clutching a sprig of native ...
In this mural by artist Talisa Almonte, a Tennessee Warbler perches among blooms of native Joe-pye weed, swamp milkweed, and ...
The calls of these resident stalwarts serve as an alarm bell for migrating songbirds—and a helpful beacon for birders.
Almost a decade after “The Hills,” the Los Angeles native has found a new fan base in the hundreds of hummers that visit his decked-out home.
Our smallest dabbling duck. Very common and widespread, remaining through the winter farther north than other teal. Often rests out of the water, even standing on low snags or branches. Flocks in ...
It’s no secret that shrikes are formidable predators. The grayscale songbirds of the open country might look as harmless as mockingbirds, but these black-masked “butcherbirds,” as they’re known, pack ...
Many long-distance migrants nest in the Arctic and have only a short window to lay eggs and raise their young before they head south again. Florida coastlines provide critical habitat and ...
Every year, billions of birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night, navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their way ...
Please sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about opportunities to help birds. Often overlooked in migration and winter, the snipe is a solitary creature of wet fields and bogs, seldom seen on ...
Found in tropical seas around the world, this long-winged seabird is only a very rare visitor to North America. Most records are from Florida, especially around the islands of the Dry Tortugas, but ...
Las aves nos están diciendo—con su comportamiento, con su número cada vez menor, con su silencio—que debemos actuar ya, y que tenemos que actuar donde las aves más nos necesitan, desde el Ártico hasta ...