The male American Goldfinch, dressed in sunny yellow, brightens every feeder he visits during the spring and summer months.

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 ...

After a layoff, a veteran editor found reprieve from an AI-obsessed job market in the steady presence of the Mourning Doves, ...

A very familiar bird over most of North America, running and hopping on lawns with an upright stance, often nesting on porches and windowsills. The American Robin's rich caroling is among the earliest ...

“A place that is good for birds is good for everyone,” writes naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul in The Return of the ...

Governor Henry McMaster joined Audubon South Carolina today at Francis Beidler Forest for a ceremonial bill signing of the ...

On a hazy day in late September 2025, Desiree Narango walked the sandy paths at the Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory in ...

A powerful predator of northern and mountain woods. Goshawks hunt inside the forest or along its edge; they take their prey by putting on short bursts of amazingly fast flight, often twisting among ...

A big boreal finch, uncommon but widespread in spruce and fir forests of the North and the high mountains. It is often absurdly tame, allowing very close approach; ironically, this sometimes makes it ...

A grassland sparrow, breeding on the northern Great Plains, wintering locally in the Southwest. This bird was named for the young Spencer Baird (who would later become a leading ornithologist). After ...

A rather mysterious owl of dense northern woodlands. Except when calling at night in very early spring, it is easily overlooked. Until the 1970s it was not known to breed anywhere south of Canada; ...

There's a lot to look forward to in spring for birders. The flowers are blooming, old friends are returning, and birdsong is at its peak. The sheer volume of songs and calls can often feel ...