All Bird and Conservation News

January 01, 2015 — Karl Mechem, better known as the Inept Birder, recalls his first dalliance with birding, and marvels at how far he’s come (sort of).

January 01, 2015 — A senior editor at BuzzFeed explains how an Internet rabbit hole led her to a web-free hobby.

January 01, 2015 — The Birdist explains how he got hooked.

December 16, 2014 — Fifty years after launching the breeding bird survey, 70 years after starting a career in bird conservation, and nearly 100 years after his birth, Chan Robbins is still watching closely.

December 05, 2014 — A birder caught a Great Horned Owl taking an unusual route across Lake Michigan.

November 26, 2014 — Hummingbirds fly more like insects than like birds, a new study reveals.

November 20, 2014 — A new video catches North America's only swimming songbird in the act.

November 20, 2014 — Inspired by the great naturalist, a modern writer keeps a Galápagos journal of her own.

November 19, 2014 — We could lose many of the Galapagos' still-evolving creatures, unless we shake off our stupor and act.

November 17, 2014 — A brush with mortality spurs a trip to the equator.