Explore Birds

A chickadee perched on a thin branch with its beak open, vocalizing.
Want to Find Fall Warblers? Listen for Chickadees
September 04, 2025 — The calls of these resident stalwarts serve as an alarm bell for migrating songbirds—and a helpful beacon for birders.
Birding Advice
A Common Myna stands on a railing with its beak open, vocalizing.
Sleepy Birds Are Lousy Singers, Study Finds
August 21, 2025 — Just like people, songbirds are groggy and quiet after a rough night’s sleep—a sign that urban noise and light may leave them less fit for reproduction and survival.
Bird Science
A gull in flight in a cloudy blue sky.
More Gulls, More Vireos: Latest Shakeup of North American Bird Names Splits Familiar Species
August 20, 2025 — Audubon field editor Kenn Kaufman breaks down this year’s checklist changes from the American Ornithological Society.
Bird Names & Taxonomy
A building covered in a colorful mural of birds in a playground with sprinklers.
Lesser Yellowlegs by SBU One
August 20, 2025 — Location: Van Horne Park, 4900 Ave Van Horne, Montreal, Quebec H3W 1J3
The Audubon Mural Project
A Streaked Shearwater pooping while flying.
Poop-Cam Footage Shows These Seabirds Fertilize the Ocean With Their Body Weight Per Day in Guano
August 18, 2025 — Recording Streaked Shearwaters gave scientists a new window into the role seabirds play in fueling marine food webs—and possibly spreading avian flu—far from land.
Bird Science
A colorful mural of birds and flowers painted on a garden shed.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and American Tree Sparrow by Farid Hadechini
August 15, 2025 — Location: Citizens for a Better Community Garden, 742 Monroe Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
The Audubon Mural Project
A colorful mural of birds and flowers painted on a garden shed.
Baltimore Oriole by Marthalicia Matarrita
August 15, 2025 — Location: St. Nicholas Miracle Garden, 330 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10027
The Audubon Mural Project
A colorful mural of a bird and flowers painted on a garden shed.
House Wren by Carla Torres
August 15, 2025 — Location: Lydia's Magic Garden, 1665 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035
The Audubon Mural Project
A Chimney Swift flying low over rippling, greenish water.
10 Fun Facts About the Chimney Swift
August 12, 2025 — These little guys were built for life on the wing.
Bird Questions and Facts