The youngster hatched this past August thanks to the heroic efforts of staff members at the L.A. Zoo … Read More “Help name a condor chick with a donation to the California Condor Recovery Program”
Leading Off
Benefits for members include invitations to quarterly webinars featuring David Sibley, Kenn Kaufman, and other experts … Read More “BirdWatching Membership Program offers premium ID and photo content”
In the News
Move is one of several anti-environmental actions in administration’s final weeks … Read More “Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’”
Our most-liked photos included images of woodpeckers, cardinals, owls, buntings, redpolls, and more … Read More “Our 20 most popular Instagram photos in 2020”
Ravens generally performed best in tasks testing addition and understanding of relative numbers … Read More “4-month-old ravens’ cognitive skills similar to those of adult great apes”
The youngster hatched this past August thanks to the heroic efforts of staff members at the L.A. Zoo … Read More “Help name a condor chick with a donation to the California Condor Recovery Program”
Bird Identification
Kenn Kaufman explains what to look for on these familiar and popular backyard birds … Read More “Identifying North America’s five titmouse species”
David Sibley describes the two common forms of Northern Flicker — Red-shafted and Yellow-Shafted — as well as intergrades and rare abnormally colored birds … Read More “Northern Flicker’s fascinating color differences explained”
Photography
Bob Graham’s photo of an Orange-breasted Bunting from western Mexico won the top prize in our contest … Read More “2020 Color of Birds contest first place: Orange-breasted Bunting”
Philip Witt made this stunning photo of a Scarlet Macaw at a clay lick in eastern Ecuador … Read More “2020 Color of Birds contest second place: Scarlet Macaw”
Here are tips to distinguish Townsend’s Solitaire from visually similar species, Northern Mockingbird and Mountain… https://t.co/mIMT8ib03S - Photo of the day: Gallery member redfish added this portrait of a Sharp-shinned Hawk to our Backyard Gallery. The p… https://t.co/2u7HTdpasw
- Enjoy this gallery of finalists' photos from last year's Color of Birds contest. #BWColorOfBirds
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- Kenn Kaufman provides tips for identifying five specialty birds of Florida. ($)
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- Oops. Should have tagged @USFWS
Birding at home
Contributing Editor Laura Erickson provides advice on how to buy birdseed, suet, and other feeder fare … Read More “A birdfeeding shopping list”
This excerpt from Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife explains how to purchase native plants for your yard … Read More “Tips for finding and growing native plants for birds”
Find out how easy it is to attract cardinals, orioles, and other birds with seeds, oranges, suet, and other treats … Read More “Birdfeeding basics”