About Birds

The ‘Kill Bill Tanager,’ a Species New to Science, Finally Has a Real Name
November 16, 2021 — A bird sighting on Kosñipata road in southeastern Peru led to a 20-year quest to confirm the new species: the gloriously yellow Inti Tanager.
A Video Captures the Dreadful Toll Window Strikes Take on Migrating Birds
September 16, 2021 — Grisly visuals from New York City show mass bird death, but they're just a glimpse of what happens in cities nationwide.
You Could Use Some Good Bird News
September 10, 2021 — Stop doomscrolling and check out these hopeful stories.
Ask Kenn: Why Have Roseate Spoonbills Invaded the North This Summer?
August 31, 2021 — Also this month: Is fall really the hardest season for identifying birds? Kenn Kaufman doesn't think so.
Why the Kirtland’s Warbler Should be Michigan’s State Bird
August 26, 2021 — And while we’re at it, we should change its name to Jack Pine Warbler.
10 Fun Facts About the American Crow
August 25, 2021 — From holding their own funerals to their penchant for maintaining grudges, this is one fascinating corvid.
Pectoral Sandpiper stands on an algae mat.
Pectoral Sandpiper: Supreme Master of Migratory Movement
August 23, 2021 — Less sandpiper, more grasspiper.
Emperor Penguins Proposed for Listing Under Endangered Species Act
August 04, 2021 — The Antarctic seabirds may qualify as a ‘threatened’ species due to climate change. But without reducing carbon emissions, can the listing help them?
Wilson's Warbler perched on branch.
Fall Migrations Begin!
July 30, 2021 — Turn off your lights to give birds safe passage.
Ask Kenn: Egret, Ibis, Flamingo, Heron, Stork—What's the Difference?
July 30, 2021 — Wading birds may appear similar, but looks can often be deceiving, explains Kenn Kaufman in this month's Ask Kenn!