Although 24 hummingbird species have been recorded in the United States, the Ruby-throated is the only one that breeds east ...

At 29, Iris the Osprey has outlived the odds to become a cherished internet star whose brood of offspring is helping track ...

The Swinhoe’s White-eye—a small yellow bird native to Asia—has rapidly spread throughout the state and beyond in the past ...

One of John F. Kennedy’s favorite books was Henry David Thoreau’s Cape Cod, published in 1865. When in Washington, D.C., Kennedy, a yachtsman, always craved the Cape Cod winds and turbulent Atlantic ...

Creating and improving wildlife habitat in the Onondaga Lake watershed in central New York. The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps (OLCC) is an expanding organization of community volunteers who are ...

Leave it to beavers . . . to fix the environment for us. Eager: The Suprising, Secret Life of Beavers, by Ben Goldfarb, Chelsea Green Publishing, 304 pages, $24.95. Buy it online at Chelsea Green.

Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...

Raptor Camp at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey is a fun, educational experience for children entering first through sixth grades. Camp is offered during spring break and select weeks over the ...

Identifying habitats that are critical to the success of bird populations. What We’re Doing Ensuring that IBAs are protected and stewarded as healthy places for birds to nest, forage, and rest.

Below, find out which of the birds that nest or spend the winter in your area are most vulnerable across their entire range. Some birds may lose range outside of your state, making the protection of ...

Birders trained to ID birds by their plumage are typically mystified by their first hawk-watching experience—from a distance, raptors may be near impossible to tell apart. Focus on the traits you can ...

For birders, researchers, and conservationists alike, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird platform has been a game changer. Not only can its crowdsourced data help you locate rare birds and ...