Birds

Meet the champ of our second annual people’s choice competition

For Audubon’s field editor, these recollections enrich his birdwatching and his being

At forty years and counting, celebrated ornithologist George Archibald’s global crusade to protect cranes still has the wind beneath its wings. 

Audubon and its allies settle with a developer to protect and restore vital wetlands.

Audubon's President discusses the lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy.

California dairy farmers help protect thousands of tricolored blackbirds. 

A team of Idaho landowners, law enforcement officials, and conservationists transforms a derelict IBA.

Simen Johan uses old and new photo techniques to get haunting and beautiful images.

Steve Freligh gives a behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of the annual event.

Gorgeous limited-print book features 80 birds by the renowned artist.

A historian finds a unique way to connect South Side residents with avian species.

Each migration season, millions of birds die in cities by crashing into buildings. Now a growing trend toward sustainable design could open the door to safer passage.

The auklets present a superb natural spectacle of sight, sound, and smell.

Audubon groups are saving birds from open-ended PVC mining stakes.

Collective nouns are a mixture of poetry, alliteration, and description.

At Audubon, we try to focus on solutions rather than problems. 

The Christmas Bird Count isn't just fun—it provides crucial information about our country's birds, too.

For wild turkeys, Atlantic puffins, and a slew of other species, finding a mate is a colorful affair.

Columbus, Ohio, isn’t exactly known as a birding mecca. But an Audubon Center, located a mere mile from downtown, is attracting avian species galore—and people, too. 

To some bird species, car lots mimic water bodies, leading to avian strandings. 

This sumptuous new volume presents Audubon’s dazzling watercolors of American birds and tells the story behind their creation.

These black birds may look similar in some ways, but several distinctive traits help set them apart. 

Unlocking the secret of how birds navigate.

Piping plovers are famous summer residents of beaches and lakeshores--the most adorable argument against development and reckless recreation. Yet where many spend the winter has long been a mystery. Until now. 

He’s more than the master of movie mayhem and the mastermind behind the terrifying A Nightmare On Elm Street. This Hollywood director is also a nature lover.  

A joint effort between Audubon and The Nature Conservancy aims to improve rest stops for migrating songbirds.

Whether exploring dark, wet caves in Colorado or crossing paths with Montana's grizzlies, a dedicated band of scientists and volunteers is determined to solve the mystery of one of the most elusive birds on earth. 

Two determined Southern California biologists are on a mission to save one of our cutest, and most besieged, birds. Joggers, surfers, and dogs had better watch out.

After-school programs and a new park introduce Fargo's ethnic families to the birdlife that shares their state. 

So rare and cute. The spoon-billed sandpiper blends fantasy with tragedy. In a scramble to get the word out, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology captured the first-ever high-definition video of the bird, which numbers barely 300. Audubon has the story.