Birds

A Toyota TogetherGreen fellow uses stuffed animals and birdfeeders to treat people with dementia.

It's hard not to smile when you hear this bird.

Protecting the West's sagebrush landscape goes way beyond merely protecting the greater sage-grouse. 

Audubon launches a new effort to save the Southwest's rivers.

Decades after they staged a major comeback from plume hunting, one of the world’s most bizarre and beautiful birds is struggling in South Florida. Does this spell trouble for the entire Everglades ecosystem?

From albatrosses to penguins, marine birds have built-in desalination systems.

Three success stories show just how far we’ll go to protect birds from extinction. 

They do exist, but you have to know where to look.

The aptly named shorebird uses its bright bill to dine on shellfish.

Some might not realize the tangible value of birds, but it would be foolish to underestimate how tough life would be without them.

Innovative new programs detect outbreaks faster than ever before. 

Studying feathers informs everything from eco-friendly dyes to technological advances.

One writer learns that this task is anything but a burden. 

The intrinsic value of these creatures is incalculable. 

A look at how birds’ names change over time.

Few animals have taught neuroscience more than songbirds.

Common species help scientists recognize toxins, measure mercury levels, and more.

What, one man wonders, could be more important than watching birds?

Is climate change the reason, or are birders just paying closer attention?

Tracking one bird to South America and back.

From authors to ornithologists, avian enthusiasts share their thoughts.

A routine jog leads to a chance encounter with an injured northern gannet—and a determined effort to set things right.

The remarkable birds, like us, can remember people's faces. 

The grand-prize winner of our fourth annual Photo Awards got the perfect shot with patience—and a specific image in mind.

Researchers in South America are learning more about a mysterious Chilean bird. 

The Violaceous Trogon devours some of the stinging insects before digging a cavity.

Citizen scientists try to help a bird on the brink.

Between February and April, more than half a million sandhill cranes gather on the PLatte River in central Nebraska, staging for a journey that ends as far north as eastern Siberia.

A variety of avian species inhabit the mixture of cypress swamp and pineland.

Meet the champ of our second annual people’s choice competition