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An Unexpected Baby Boom Is Bringing Snowy Owls South This Winter
December 16, 2025 — A nonprofit science group has discovered a great deal about the species over the past decade, but the irruption shows that Snowies still have the power to surprise.
Bird News
A male and female mallard swim next to each other with their heads lowered.
Watch For These Early-Bird Mating Displays This Winter
December 16, 2025 — Not every species waits until spring to start wooing their partners.
Bird Behavior
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.
Where Do Owl Pellets Actually Come From? Inside the Unusual Business of Bird Barf
December 02, 2025 — From roost to retail, a network of field scouts and suppliers collect and process the regurgitated balls of bones that students dissect in science classrooms across the country.
Bird Science
An entirely white Common Loon raises its wings, floating on a lake.
Once-in-a-Lifetime Photos Capture a Rare White Loons 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 its 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 — Whats 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 91做厙 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, BirdersThis 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 Advice
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.