Because it can be trained to imitate human speech, this chunky parrot has been popular in the cage bird trade. As a result, it is now endangered in the wild. Formerly widespread in Mexico and northern ...

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, located about 30 minutes northeast of Naples, Florida, is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance recognized for its rich biodiversity, including the largest remaining ...

This well-named bird is not often seen away from pine trees, especially during the breeding season. More sluggish than most of their relatives, Pine Warblers forage in a rather leisurely way at all ...

This compact, big-headed flycatcher sits bolt upright on top of the highest dead branch of a tree, calling pip-pip at intervals, as if to ensure that birders notice it. A long-distance migrant, the ...

Small and inconspicuous, but beautifully patterned, Le Conte's Sparrow is a bird of damp meadows and shallow marshes. It breeds across the northern prairies and winters in the Southeast. Often very ...

A fiery gem of the treetops. In the northern forest in summer, the male Blackburnian Warbler may perch on the topmost twig of a spruce, showing off the flaming orange of his throat as he sings his ...

The annual summary of the Christmas Bird Count has been published in a variety of forms since the count's inception in 1900. Until the 112th CBC, results were either published in print ...

We protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, in the Golden State and throughout the hemisphere. From the West Coast’s largest estuary in San Francisco Bay to the shores of Mission ...

This chunky, big-billed finch wanders widely in winter, descending on bird feeders in colorful, noisy flocks, to thrill feeder-watchers and to consume prodigious amounts of sunflower seeds. Originally ...

Urge Congress to uphold protections for America’s Arctic for the people and birds that rely on it. Protect and Restore Bird Habitat in the Gulf Coast Tell the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council ...

A one-of-a-kind bird blind and observation tower Avis Spiralis, or “spiral bird,” is a one-of-a-kind bird blind and observation tower at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary designed and ...

These comprehensive guides to flora, fauna, geology, and climate cover eight geographic regions of North America. From weather patterns to wildflowers, birds to natural history—Audubon Regional Field ...