Snow Caves Keep Ptargimans Cozy on Cold Winter Nights
January 13, 2020 —
When temperatures plummet, some northern birds create burrows to take advantage of snow's natural insulation.
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Some Wisconsin Birds Are Already Moving to Canada Due to Climate Change
January 10, 2020 —
The state's newest bird atlas shows species shifting northward over the past 20 years—a pattern that is being seen nationwide, experts say.
10 New Birds Described in Biggest Avian Discovery in More Than a Century
January 09, 2020 —
A six-week 2013 expedition to remote islands in the Indonesian archipelago turned up a treasure trove of unidentified songbirds.
The Atlantic’s First Marine National Monument Holds Up in Court
January 09, 2020 —
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts will continue to provide safe wintering grounds for Atlantic Puffins.
A New Bill Aims to Counter the Rollback of a Bedrock Bird Law
January 08, 2020 —
The Migratory Bird Protection Act would buttress the Migratory Bird Treaty Act while accelerating action to save birds from industrial deaths.
Why Great Horned Owls Start Nesting in the Winter
January 06, 2020 —
When many other birds head south for warmer weather, these raptors pair up and hunker down.
Invasive ‘Jumping’ Worms Are Now Tearing Through Midwestern Forests
January 02, 2020 —
The voracious crawlers are now chewing through leaf litter in Minnesota and Chicago and disrupting understory where some birds nest.
Young Birder from Georgia
December 23, 2019 —
When many organizations come together to support young birders amazing things can happen.
How Many Bird Species Does Santa Claus See On Christmas Eve?
December 23, 2019 —
A lot, it turns out, on the quintessential Christmas Bird Count.
Plan to Lift Roadless Protections Will Likely Cause Extinctions in Alaska’s Tongass
December 20, 2019 —
Our biggest national forest is home to species found nowhere else, but proposed logging threatens the habitat they need to survive, writes Natalie Dawson, a biologist and executive director of Audubon Alaska.
