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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...

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', {}); ...

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 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....

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. Photo by Maureen Sullivan via Birdshare. Woodpeckers usually hammer on houses for one of four reasons: hbspt.cta.load(95627,...

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...

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...

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...