Pretty Little Fliers
March 15, 2018 —
These glamorous female birds outshine their male partners.
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I Became a Better Birder When I Stopped Focusing on the Males
March 14, 2018 —
Kenn Kaufman reflects on ingrained biases in birding—and how moving past them gave him a whole new perspective.
How Expecting Mother Birds Can Prepare Chicks for a Risky World
March 13, 2018 —
We’ve long assumed that stress is bad. But new research shows that it has some unexpected upsides, too.
Bald Eagles Spring-Clean, Too
March 12, 2018 —
Before each new brood, some nest upkeep is necessary.
Most Female Raptors Are Bigger and Stronger Than Males, but Why?
March 12, 2018 —
Despite many scientific studies, there's still no consensus on why this disparity exists in birds of prey.
Sharing the Bay Area's Rich Tapestry of Birdlife — with Cindy Margulis
March 09, 2018 —
"You can talk to anybody about a bird; it’s a way of bringing people together."
Why the Scrub-Jay Should Be Florida's State Bird — with Eva Ries
March 09, 2018 —
"It was as though magic happened, because I felt a pair of feet in my hand."
In Mexico, Grassland Birds and Ranching Can Coexist — with Mauricio de la Maza
March 09, 2018 —
"That’s how everything kind of melds together: birds, habitat, water, the people, and economics."
These Bahama Islands Are a Birder's Paradise
March 09, 2018 —
Picturesque Great and Little Inagua Islands host flamingos, an endemic hummingbird, and more than 100 other species.
