More Birds Bring More Happiness, According to Science
A pair of new studies show how birds improve our wellbeing, adding to a growing body of evidence that avians are an antidote to our despair.
A blind at Rowe Audubon Sanctuary in Nebraska. Photo: Joel Sartore
A pair of new studies show how birds improve our wellbeing, adding to a growing body of evidence that avians are an antidote to our despair.
Across the country, birders are being treated to one of the biggest irruption years of boreal birds in recent memory.
In this month's Ask Kenn!, bird expert Kenn Kaufman shares the surprising origins of the finch's moniker. Plus, why your feeder birds fight so much.
New studies suggest that northern populations of White-breasted Nuthatches might also have irruptive years—and 2020 is one of them.
From coast to coast, the species has irrupted in astounding numbers
Birding Without Barriers is part of a national movement to ensure that mobility impairment does not hinder people from enjoying nature.
Ron Pittaway might be retiring, but fear not, finch fans: His collaborator Tyler Hoar will continue the highly anticipated reports.
The loss of a species should always capture our attention, but it need not always demand our grief.
In response to growing calls, the American Ornithological Society recently renamed the bird the Thick-billed Longspur. That's not enough for critics.
Birds, the Trinity River Audubon Center, and nature provide stability for me when everything else feels so changeable.
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