Category: Birds

• April 17, 2024

Bird ID Skills: How To Learn Bird Songs And Calls?

You can see straight ahead, yet you can hear every which way on the double. Learning bird melodies is an incredible method for recognizing birds concealed by thick foliage, distant...

• March 28, 2024

New Survey Ranks the Top 10 Most Attractive Birds in the World

Envision watching through of your window and recognizing a bird. Seeing a few birds could mix a feeling of rush inside you, while others probably won't incite a very remarkable...

• February 19, 2024

How do birds fall in love? A look at the appointments

When birds band together, their associations can take many forms. Some, like penguins and albatrosses, form bonds that can last decades. Other species only stay together for one or more...

• February 15, 2024

10 Most Popular Birds in the World

We love birds. These heaps of variety and euphoria hold an extraordinary persona and miracle as they fly across the sky and chase and search food. The realm of birds...

• November 08, 2023

View from Sapsucker Woods: Whats in a Name?

It’s a big moment in ornithology. On November 1, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) spoken the historic visualization to change the English names of birds  currently named without a person...

• November 08, 2023

FAQ: Changes to Eponymous Bird Names

On November 1, 2023, the American Ornithological Society spoken that it will transpiration the English worldwide names of birds that are named without people. The AOS will develop a pilot...

• November 08, 2023

Inside the AOS Recommendation to Change Common Bird Names

Steller’s Jay by Matt Zuro / Macaulay Library. When a special committee of the American Ornithological Society first met to reconsider the worldwide names of birds named without people, eBird project...

• August 16, 2023

Golden Eagle Life History

The golden eagle is found in a variety of latitudes and habitats in the Palearctic and North Africa. Its North American breeding range includes most of Canada and Alaska as...

• July 26, 2023

Living Bird Summer 2023Table Of Contents

What Is the Essence of Iridescence? Ask a Hummingbird Microscopic secrets subconscious yonder in hummingbird feathers manipulate light to requite these tiny birds—the most colorful birds on Earth—the power to dazzle...

• July 26, 2023

Independence Day Bald Eagle Photo Gallery

Happy Fourth of July! America’s national bird since 1782, the Bald Eagle is an...

• July 26, 2023

July 2023 eBirder of the Month Challenge

By Team eBird June 30, 2023 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis© Ana Mendes do CarmoMacaulay LibraryeBird This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, encourages you to submit increasingly checklists from...

• June 09, 2023

Against a Backdrop of Bird Declines, Complex Problems Meet Creative Solutions

This Perspective essay will towards in the Autumn 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Over the past century, declines in populations of iconic birds—beautifully feathered waders in Florida, California...

• June 09, 2023

A bird keeps flying into my window or car mirror, on purpose. What should I do?

A California Towhee attacks its reflection in a car mirror. Photo by hawk person via Birdshare. hbspt.cta.load(95627, 'a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3', {}); ...

• June 09, 2023

Team Sapsucker Finds 279 Species in Chile and California for Big Day 2023

Morning birding in inside California with Team Sapsucker members Brian Sullivan and Brooke Keeney. Photo by Lizzy Chouinard. ​For Big Day 2023, Team Sapsucker split into two groups and headed to...

• June 09, 2023

June 2023 eBirder of the Month Challenge

By Team eBird May 31, 2023 Olrog’s Gull Larus atlanticus© Federico RubioMacaulay LibraryeBird This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, can help you create lasting memories through written notes....

• March 27, 2023

Why do woodpeckers like to hammer on houses? And what can I do about it?

Acorn Woodpeckers have been known to make holes in houses to store their acorns. Because it makes a satisfyingly loud noise that proclaims the bird’s territory...

• March 27, 2023

Why Birds Hit Windowsand How You Can Help Prevent It

Photo by Susan Spear/Cornell Lab. For birds, glass windows are worse than invisible. By reflecting foliage or sky, they squint like inviting places to fly into. And considering the sheer number of...

• March 27, 2023

I often see birds on telephone wires while Im drivinghow do I figure out what they are from such a short glimpse?

How can you identify these birds when you are driving by? Photo by Lewis Ulrey/Macaulay Library. Quickly identifying a mystery bird requires a familiarity with size & shape, verisimilitude pattern, policies...

• March 27, 2023

Im getting a little tired of winterWhat are some of the first spring birds to arrive, and when will they get here?

The wordplay depends a lot on where you live, of course. But several worldwide species, such as Red-winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows, and Killdeer, are among the first returning migrants wideness...

• March 27, 2023

How Can I Share My Bird Photos With the Cornell Lab?

We’re constantly thankful that people share so many wonderful images with us. If you’ve taken some photos and want other bird enthusiasts to see them, there are several ways to...

• January 24, 2023

Chick-A-Dee-Dee-Dee Alarm Calls Are a Lingua Franca of the Bird World

Tropical bird species like the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (top right) and Bananaquit (bottom right) don’t overlap in range with the Black-capped Chickadee (left) but they still respond to chickadee watchtower calls....

• January 24, 2023

Bird Profile: American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow. Illustration by Bartels Science Illustrator Charlotte Holden. From the Winter 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Winter 2023—Table Of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Though they...

• January 24, 2023

Meet the Tanabeak, an Extremely Rare TanagerGrosbeak  Hybrid

Meet the “tanabeak”—a hybrid between a Scarlet Tanager and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Photo by Steve Gosser. From the Winter 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird...

• January 24, 2023

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• January 24, 2023

Whats That Bird Song? Merlin Bird ID Can Tell You

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• October 14, 2022

State of the Birds Report 2022

We Can Bend the Curve to Bring Birds Back The United States and Canada have lost 3 billion tastefulness birds since 1970—a loss of 1 in 4 birds, equal to research...

• October 10, 2022

View From Sapsucker Woods: The Bioacoustics Revolution Is Here

Bobolink by Ryan Sanderson/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Pioneering physicist...

• October 10, 2022

New BirdCast Dashboard Spotlights the Hottest States and Counties for Bird Migration

A BirdCast data compilation depicts the top states for bird migration during storing 2021. The heaviest traffic was through the middle of the continent, though states in the northeastern and...

• October 10, 2022

Among Alaska Tourists, Birders Are the Biggest Spenders

Birders flocked to the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival in Alaska. Photo by Design Pics Inc/Alamy Stock Photo. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living...

• October 03, 2022

Despite Development, the Chicago Area Is a Haven for Birds in Illinois

Henslow’s Sparrow by Woody Goss/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Breeding...

• October 03, 2022

Meet the Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Chihuahuan Meadowlark by Jack Parlapiano/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives According...

• October 03, 2022

In a Hopeful First, American Crows Survive West Nile Virus

American Crow by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Cornell...