Birds of America
Trump Administration Moves to Open Sage-Grouse Strongholds to Oil and Gas
New management plans would roll back protections in seven states, lifting restrictions on more than 80 percent of the bird's most vital habitat
This Bird Breeding Haven Could Be Next in Line for Arctic Oil Drilling
Current rules protect Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake and its throngs of waterbirds. The Trump Administration is rewriting them.
Audubon Warns Interior’s Industry-Friendly Plans Put Sage-Grouse at Risk
Replacing a science-based agreement with a more favorable plan for oil and gas ignores Western values, undermines collaborative conservation and may push sagebrush wildlife to the brink.
Can't Take a Birding Vacation? Try Google Street View Instead
A flourishing Facebook group is using the mapping tool to find birds all over the world—and they've already checked off hundreds of species.
What is Going on with Water Planning in Arizona?
Work continues on a drought plan that will better prepare Arizona for a drier future for people and birds.
On Hope, Birds, and Tacos
Touring the last great wetland of the Colorado River Delta.
People Once Believed Bohemian Waxwings Had an Amazing Superpower
Until the 16th century, it was thought that the birds could glow in the dark.
Red-bellied Woodpecker Photo: Simon Tan