Common birds—those with relatively large, widespread populations—are facing some of the steepest downturns. The data ...

In places and cultures all around the globe, birds are truly revered animals. Bringing beauty, music, and positive impacts on the environment, these avian creatures are always a delight to come across ...

A UCLA campus shutdown during COVID revealed rapid evolution in urban birds, as junco beaks shifted with the rise and fall of ...

This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here's to you, house sparrow.

When I became serious about birding in the 1990s, I wasn’t thinking about milestone birds. Then they started creeping up. The ...

Birdwatchers know the frustration of spotting a species you can’t identify. You’re gallivanting about, looking high and low for winged critters. Some you know, some you can figure out, and some haunt ...

Nearly 3 billion fewer birds exist in North America today than in 1970. While scientists have known for decades that certain kinds of birds have struggled as humans (and bird-gobbling cats) encroach ...