Birds of America

Birds of America

John James Audubon: Confused, Wrong, or Neither?

By Nicholas Lund
September 14, 2015 — Audubon painted a bunch of birds that no one has seen since. We explore the most likely options behind the mystery birds.
Birds of America

What Mr. Audubon Thought of Hummingbirds

By Becca Cudmore
April 10, 2015 — Descriptions of these nectar-sipping birds, written in an 1800s mindset.