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Red-breasted Nuthatches Are Invading the Northeast This Fall
October 05, 2018 — Due to a likely food shortage in their Canadian range, the birds have started showing up throughout the U.S. in droves.
The Ins and Outs of Birding With the Dead
October 05, 2018 — Liven up your life list with a trip to a cemetery. After all, they weren't just built to house bones and graves.
Big-City Birding Is Hotter Than Ever
October 04, 2018 — The Urban Birder gives us the scoop on the budding movement and all the unlikely places you should be looking for birds in.
17 Fabulous Fall Birding Events
October 03, 2018 — From watching hawks on the wing as they funnel south to attending action-packed birding festivals, avian activities abound in autumn.
A Sparrow-Sized Mystery, Solved
October 03, 2018 — How one birder used spectrograms and song to identify two individuals of a poorly studied species.
High Up in the Borneo Canopy, a Likely New Bird Species Lurks
October 02, 2018 — The Spectacled Flowerpecker has been eluding experts for nearly a decade. Now, scientists have a bold new plan to reveal its true identity.
10 cosas que debe saber sobre la Ley de Gestión de Aguas Subterráneas de Arizona
October 02, 2018 — Por qué proteger las aguas subterráneas es tan importante para las personas y las aves.
Hear the Staccato Call of the Tiny, Leaf-Green Cuban Tody
October 01, 2018 — These hummingbird-sized jewels of the Caribbean are built for catching insects—and they're unbelievably cute, too.
Learn the Fall and Winter Colors of These Common Bird Species
September 28, 2018 — After breeding season ends, some birds adopt a new, unique look. Here's how to remember them.
Drinker of Bird Tears, Moth of Your Nightmares
September 28, 2018 — In the Amazon, a scientist caught an unusual and intimate interaction on film: a moth drinking from an antbird's eyeball.