Yes, Birding Does Change Your Brain
March 29, 2023 —
Neuroscientists puzzling over how human memory and learning function often turn to birdwatchers to connect the dots.
From Audubon Magazine
What Is Causing the American Kestrel’s Perplexing Decline?
March 29, 2023 —
Although still common, these much-loved falcons continue to disappear from North American skies. Scientists are racing to understand why.
Travel in the Time of Climate Crisis
March 29, 2023 —
As climate-related disasters ramp up, how can travelers minimize the harms and maximize the benefits they bring to recovering destinations?
Bird Nests Tell Extraordinary Stories, If You Learn How to Read Them
March 29, 2023 —
Casey McFarland, author of “Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests,” describes how paying attention to nests can improve your birding.
As Storms Grow Stronger, a Historic Building Gains Height to Stay Dry
March 28, 2023 —
Rather than abandon the 19th-century structure, staff at Hog Island Audubon Camp have elevated the Queen Mary by three feet.
The Window for Saving the Sagebrush Ecosystem is Rapidly Closing
March 28, 2023 —
A health report for a vast western landscape finds alarming habitat loss but offers a strategy for saving what remains.
What Should I Do If I Find a Nest Where It Doesn’t Belong?
March 24, 2023 —
Sometimes birds nest too close to home. Experts share what to do if you find birds raising young on your house or building.
‘Flight Paths’ Unfurls the Wondrous History of Migration Science
March 10, 2023 —
A new book details how amateur birders and bird-loving scientists pieced together the true story of avian migration.
The Bird Man of the Faroe Islands Who Helps Unravel a Seabird’s Secrets
March 06, 2023 —
On a remote island, a self-trained naturalist collaborates with scientists to track and protect a species that does its best not to be seen.
