Red-billed Starling

American Golden-Plover. Photo: Milo Burcham
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Peril as Final Tax Vote Looms
December 14, 2017
Defending and Advancing Conservation in 2017
December 14, 2017
The Christmas Bird Count Is a Window to a Changing World
December 14, 2017 — A veteran counter reflects on shifts in New Jersey's birds during the past 40 Decembers, for better and for worse.
Fossils Buried Deep in Lava Tubes Hold Secrets to Hawaii's Avian History
December 14, 2017 — Helen James mixes spelunking and paleontology to piece together the lives of the island's extinct and endangered birds.
Reimagining the Pileated Woodpecker
December 14, 2017 — Illustrator Stephen Kroninger's interpretation loses a bird but gains a glossy string of pearls.
Arkansans Stand Up for Solar
December 12, 2017 — Public Comments Leave Little Doubt on Public Support of Net-Metering
Hungry Seabirds and Snowy Owls Show Worrying Declines in IUCN Red List Update
December 12, 2017 — Climate change is pushing more birds to the brink, but a kiwi comeback and other bright spots show that conservation pays off.
Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic?
December 12, 2017 — On a remote Alaskan sandbar, under the watchful eye of a devoted scientist for more than four decades, climate change is forcing a colony of seabirds into a real-time race: evolve or go extinct.
Galapagos Finches Are Proving to Be the Poster Birds of Evolution Again
December 12, 2017 — Except this time, there’s a major twist.
An Owl Trapped in a Christmas Tree Once Traveled From Oregon Into Canada
December 11, 2017 — Fortunately the Northern Saw-whet survived the surprise trip.