This is the "blue jay" of parks, neighborhoods, and riverside woods near the Pacific Coast. Pairs of California Scrub-Jays are often seen swooping across clearings, giving harsh calls, with their long ...

Like all newborns, baby birds poop. A lot. But if you peer into most species’ nests, there’s little to no evidence of it. So, where does the doo-doo go? It seems diaper duty is one of the most unique, ...

In a world increasingly polluted by AI slop, the Painted Bunting might make you think twice: Is that bird real? Fortunately ...

Artist Deirdre Murphy layers colorful maps and data under a strikingly lifelike portrait of a bold little songbird.

Chances are, if you’ve spent any time near a body of water, you have seen an Osprey. Aptly nicknamed fish hawks, the birds ...

Some species are inextricably linked to the places they inhabit. When we fail to spot them, we look for what is amiss.

Most of the South’s historic prairie is lost. Alabama Audubon is researching how birds use what remains—and how to piece ...

Extremely low snowpack has raised the stakes for Western states debating how to cut back water use. A new agreement could ...

After a spectacular comeback from DDT, the Osprey population has plummeted within the watershed and is showing signs of ...

In Michigan, conservationists are experimenting with new ways to manage forest habitats for this heralded comeback species.

These chunky predators of Australia and South and Southeast Asia are a force to be reckoned with. They catch their nocturnal ...

Thanks to tiny new trackers and Bluetooth, scientists—and you—can now follow the epic journeys of individual butterflies.