About Birds

These Masters of the Sky Can Fly for Hours (or Days) While Barely Flapping

September 04, 2020 — Seven extraordinary examples of birds that figured out how to let the wind do the work for them.

Peregrine Falcons Finally Return to Nest at Their Most Famous U.S. Eyrie

September 03, 2020 — After a 74-year absence, this summer a pair of Peregrines raised three chicks at New York's Taughannock Gorge—a hallowed destination for birders and the site of the falcon's first reintroduction attempt.

Bird News

10 Fun Facts About the American Robin

July 28, 2020 — They might be one of our most common birds, but there is plenty you don't know about this thrush. (Yep, it's a thrush.)

Bird Questions and Facts

How a White-throated Sparrow's New Tune Went Viral

July 02, 2020 — A modified dialect of male song began in a local population in western Canada and, in two decades, traveled to birds more than 1,800 miles away.

Bird Songs and Calls

A Mourning Dove at a rehabilitation center.

The Dos and Don’ts of Helping Baby and Injured Birds

June 02, 2020 — Learn how to tell if a bird really needs your help, and what you should do if it does.

ROCKIES

When to Expect Hummingbirds at Your Feeders and Flowers This Spring

May 21, 2020 — Warmer weather is on its way—and so are migrant hummers returning from their southern wintering grounds to their summer breeding ranges. Here’s a regional guide for when they should arrive and the food they’re seeking.

Bird Migration