Audubon • 23rd June 2017

Hornby’s Storm-Petrels Have Found a Home in the Driest Place on the Planet

After four years of intense search, and guided by a strong fishy smell and some loose feathers, a group of volunteer birders has discovered the nesting place of the evasive Hornby’s Storm-Petrel in an unlikely setting: the Atacama Desert in South America.

Audubon • 30th December 2016

Lucky Birder Captures Only Known Photos of Horned Guans Mating in the Wild

Apolinar Basora never thought he would get so lucky. He was on his first birdwatching trip to El Triunfo, a biosphere reserve in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, and his group was looking for an entirely different bird. But then they saw it: a Horned Guan, an IUCN endangered bird with a possible population of only 600 individuals, according to BirdLife International.

Audubon • 15th August 2016

New Clues Point to When Dinosaurs Began Reproducing Like Modern Birds

This much we know: Modern birds evolved from some dinosaurs. But when did birds become, well, birds? And how? Scientists have been asking these questions for decades, and now a new study seems to be putting them one step closer to the answer.

Audubon • 9th August 2016

Pitch (Not So) Perfect: Inbreeding Could Cause Birds to Sing Off-Key

When it comes to musical talent, not all birds are created equal. But the specifics on why and how are still debated by researchers. Now we might know a little bit more.

Audubon • 21st July 2016

How Do Hummingbirds Fly Without Crashing?

Nothing gets between a hummingbird and its nectar. Nothing.

Audubon • 30th June 2016

How Your Next Camping Trip Could Be Harmful to Birds

With summer vacation at its peak, visitors at national parks aren’t the only happy campers out there. For Steller’s Jays, of these human arrivals often represent a free meal ticket.

Audubon • 23rd June 2016

Who Wins in a Fight Between Bluebirds and Swallows?

“Mi casa es su casa” doesn't quite fly in the bird world. Competition for the best territories can be fierce—to the point where some species avoid it all together.

Audubon • 16th June 2016

How Spain Lost Millions of Common Birds During the Past Two Decades

Over the past two decades, nearly 64.5 million birds have disappeared in Spain due to rapid loss of habitat, SEO/BirdLife Spain reports.

Audubon • 3rd June 2016

Why Fat Birds Are Better At Making Babies

During spring migration, certain songbirds hit the road with more fat than they need to survive their long and treacherous journeys. It’s a diet plan that has intrigued scientists for decades.

Audubon • 9th February 2016

Colombia’s First Caribbean Birdwatching Trail Attracts Attention

Surrounded by exotic landscapes and hundreds of bird species, Colombian Caribbean’s first-ever birdwatching route officially opened on February 1st—and it’s already attracting plenty of attention, including a nice feature in the Colombian newspaper El Espectador last week.