In this mural by artist Talisa Almonte, a Tennessee Warbler perches among blooms of native Joe-pye weed, swamp milkweed, and ...

In this mural by artist Jessie Salinas, a Sharp-shinned Hawk soars across the side of a shed, clutching a sprig of native ...

We protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, in the Golden State and throughout the hemisphere. From the West Coast’s largest estuary in San Francisco Bay to the shores of Mission ...

This widespread and familiar bird may hunt by day or night, catching flying insects in the air. Its bounding, erratic flight and angular wings make it unmistakable except in the southwest and in ...

Every year, billions of birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night, navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their way ...

Please sign up for our monthly newsletter to hear about opportunities to help birds. Often overlooked in migration and winter, the snipe is a solitary creature of wet fields and bogs, seldom seen on ...

Almost a decade after “The Hills,” the Los Angeles native has found a new fan base in the hundreds of hummers that visit his decked-out home.

It’s no secret that shrikes are formidable predators. The grayscale songbirds of the open country might look as harmless as mockingbirds, but these black-masked “butcherbirds,” as they’re known, pack ...

Brought in from Europe as an ornamental addition to parks and estates, the Mute Swan has established itself in a feral state in some parts of North America, mainly in the northeast. In some places, it ...

Found in tropical seas around the world, this long-winged seabird is only a very rare visitor to North America. Most records are from Florida, especially around the islands of the Dry Tortugas, but ...

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. Native to Eurasia and northern Africa, it has succeeded ...