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A Common Grackle vocalizes with its beak wide open and wings outstretched, perching on a cattail.
10 Fun Facts About the Common Grackle
December 10, 2025 — Scrappy, adaptable, and cosmopolitan, this blackbird is a survivor worth celebrating.
Bird Questions and Facts
A person's hands sort through small bones and bits of fur with a toothpick on a white surface.
From Regurgitation to Education: How One Man Built a Thriving Business Collecting Wild Owl Pellets
December 02, 2025 — Dissecting the expelled balls of bones and other indigestible bits is a popular STEM activity for kids. But where do all those pellets come from, and who is behind this peculiar industry?
Bird Science
An entirely white Common Loon raises its wings, floating on a lake.
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Photos Capture a Rare White Loon’s First Summer
November 07, 2025 — Montana photographer Tony Gangemi documented a season in the life of a leucistic Common Loon, from its first days as a “little cotton ball” up until its first flight.
Photography & Videography
Why it’s Essential for BLM to Complete its Sage-Grouse Management Plans Without Delay
October 28, 2025 — An iconic bird has disappeared from parts of its range
Public Lands
A Barn Owl stands with its eyes closed on a snowy branch with other branches framing the scene and a snowy white background.
10 Fun Facts About the American Barn Owl
October 24, 2025 — What’s not to love about birds that have heart-shaped faces, hunt in silence, and scream like Banshees?
Bird Questions and Facts
An individual on a boom lift installs Motus radio antennas.
Solving Migration Mysteries, One Motus Station at a Time
October 23, 2025 — The very first Motus tower to be installed on an Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly ranch is advancing bird science in eastern Wyoming.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
A large flock of Redpolls flies around a snowy field of dried grasses in heavy falling snow.
Buckle Up, Birders—This Winter Is Looking Finchy
October 22, 2025 — Good numbers of siskins, grosbeaks, and other favorites could be headed your way, according to the latest edition of the annual Winter Finch Forecast.
Birding
A vibrant Hooded Oriole perches in a branch covered in bright orange-yellow flowers.
17 Orange Birds in the U.S.—ID Tips and Where to Find Them
October 20, 2025 — From orioles and warblers to hummingbirds and thrushes, these striking species brighten up any day.
Close-up portrait of a Common Raven with snow in its feathers, being ruffled by wind.
10 Fun Facts About the Common Raven
October 17, 2025 — Despite their ominous reputation, these clever corvids are affectionate and playful.
Bird Questions and Facts
Flock of seabirds in water
When Ships Meet Seabirds: Mapping Risk in Alaska’s Waters
October 08, 2025 — Alaska’s seas are becoming increasingly busy highways for vessels, posing growing risks for seabirds during one of their most vulnerable times—fall migration.
Coasts and Oceans