This very curious American Oystercatcher chick was born on Jones Beach in the summer of 2024, the first to hatch at the site in four years!It was an incredible coincidence that we caught it all on...
Who’s Kenn? Simply put, Kenn is a national treasure. A renowned birder, author, and conservationist, Kenn Kaufman has spent his life dedicated to observing birds, reading about birds, writing...
A blocky building on the University of Oregon campus. A brickyard in California’s Bay Area piled with neat stacks. A former sugar plantation outside Mexico City with the air of a crumbling...
Take it from someone who has stood in the middle of an Adélie Penguin colony, surrounded by birds perched atop rock nests and calling to mates: Penguins are loud. They’re industrious and patient...
Bobbing up and down some 10 miles from the port of Santa Rosa, Ecuador, Victor Balón turns off his motorboat and cuts up bits of fish. His crewman, Viejo, uses the flesh to bait hooks on a fishing...
Not long ago, I was back at Harvard, speaking with students about careers in climate and conservation. After the event, many of them came up to me, full of ideas, asking for advice, taking my card...
HARRISBURG, PA — A new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would designate the Scarlet Tanager as the state’s official migratory bird, highlighting its beauty and...
It’s a breezy Sunday in March and the St. Augustine Bird Club is meeting up at Masters Tract, a stormwater treatment facility known to locals as a birding hotspot. The group today is made up of...
Jorge Velásquez will never forget the day he presented his undergraduate thesis at a national ornithology conference in Colombia. The young biologist had identified gaps in parrot conservation and...
In the music world, nature is an undeniable star: Its range is impressive, and as a featured artist, its output is prolific. Countless musicians are inspired by other species’ vocal stylings...
A woodpecker hammering on your home to communicate with potential mates or rivals can be loud and annoying, but it typically won’t cause structural damage. On the other hand, you might be in for a...
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.