When it comes to biodiversity, research shows not all neighborhoods are created equal. They’re defined by injustices past and ...

We hope you enjoy this gallery celebrating the native plants birds depend on to eat, nest, and rest. (For extra credit, see ...

Kevin Cronin, known as Kickball Dad to his social media fans, has gotten his millions of followers excited about birding by ...

Sometimes you just need to see the video. Take the winning clip in the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards, which shows two Purple Gallinules aggressively fending off an intruder with their spindly yellow ...

Introduction by Audubon—Across a myriad of landscapes and conditions around the world, Indigenous leaders with the support of their elders and community, are implementing new programs to protect, ...

16-19" (41-48 cm). Short crest; long, fan-shaped tail with wide blackish band near tip. Has two color morphs, most obvious in tail color (gray or reddish). Black neck ruffs not usually apparent except ...

Help us understand how climate is affecting the birds around you Since 2016, Climate Watch volunteers have collected data which Audubon scientists are able to use to document in peer reviewed research ...

With thin, lisping cries, flocks of Cedar Waxwings descend on berry-laden trees and hedges, to flutter among the branches as they feast. These birds are sociable at all seasons, and it is rare to see ...

Because of its popularity as a gamebird in Europe, the Gray Partridge was brought to North America as early as the 1790s, although it was not really established here until later. It has been most ...

The smallest member of the sandpiper family, no bigger than a sparrow. This is the sandpiper most likely to be seen on small bodies of water inland. On sandy riverbanks, lake shores, and edges of ...

In open country of the west, the Western Kingbird is often seen perched on roadside fences and wires, flying out to snap up insects -- or to harass ravens, hawks, or other large birds that stray too ...

A widespread towhee of the West, sometimes abundant in chaparral and on brushy mountain slopes. For many years it was considered to belong to the same species as the unspotted Eastern Towhees found ...