Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You’re most likely to see one prow...

From hooded to white-headed, medium to large—discover 25 species of North American gulls and learn how they match up!

Male Mountain Bluebirds lend a bit of cerulean sparkle to open habitats across much of western North America. You may spot these cavity-nesters flitting between perches in mountain meadows, in burned ...

Migration intensity goes off the charts, again, with a new record night of migration intensity for BirdCast!

Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers in...

Bring your curiosity-and your questions! This is your chance to connect with fellow bird enthusiasts, learn from two world‑class storytellers, and celebrate the beauty of birds together. This event and the 3‑part Wild Birds Revealedseries were made possible by OM SYSTEM. Closed captioning will be provided.

A shorebird that’s at home on the open ocean, the Red-necked Phalarope is a tiny grayish bird with a needle-thin bill. Females are brighter than males. On their Arctic breeding grounds these birds are...

Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly...

Birds migrate in many ways and for a number of reasons. Here's a guide to the ways birds migrate, how they navigate, the hazards they face, and more.

From the Autumn 2015 issue of Living Bird magazine. Ducks can be confusing to identify, especially on those gray autumn days when mixed waterfowl bobbi ...

Tufted Puffins dress up for breeding season with impressively long, pale yellow head plumes. Red-rimmed eyes and an immense red bill offset a bright white face. In the nonbreeding season, they have a ...

Learn to decipher difficult fall warbler ID with free downloadable guide sheets from Bird Academy.

Like other cuckoos, the secretive Mangrove Cuckoo is a quiet and still presence as it watches for insects and small lizard prey. This slender, long-tailed bird nests in tangled mangrove forests of sou...