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Why 2015 Is Shaping Up to Be Another Good Year for Snowy Owls
Ornithologists are tracking the second major snowy owl southern migration in as many years, indicating that the birds’ numbers are still going strong
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These Birds Take Turns So No One Gets Too Tired Flying in Formation
“Reciprocal altruism” in a migrating flock of birds means that the more exhausting lead position is deliberately and equally shared
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Old Male Bustards Have Less Desirable Sperm
Male birds don’t just lose their female-wooing prowess as they age, but also their ability to sire healthy chicks
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Planes Fly Too Fast for Birds to Dodge
New research shows that birds are not adept at avoiding obstacles at such high speeds
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Birds Get Drunk And Sing Drunken Songs
Like humans, birds just don’t sing as well drunk as they do when sober
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Top Three Results From a 115-Year-Old Citizen Science Project
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is touted as the world’s longest running citizen science project—so what has it taught us?
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Wisdom, the World’s Oldest Albatross, Laid an Egg
This is about the 35th time Wisdom has been a mother-to-be
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The Colorado River Delta Turned Green After a Historic Water Pulse
The experimental flow briefly restored the ancient waterway and may have created new habitat for birds
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Scientists Finally Figure Out the “Big Bang” of Bird Evolution
The genomes of 45 birds contributed to the most in-depth bird evolutionary tree ever created
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Five Practical Uses for “Spooky” Quantum Mechanics
Fifty years after Bell’s Theorem, tools that harness the weird properties of quantum mechanics are at work all around you
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One Hummingbird’s Unusual Flight: From Minnesota to Texas, on a Plane
Rufous hummingbirds have no business being in St. Paul amid freezing temperatures
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Chinese Chickens May Have Been Domesticated 10,000 Years Ago
Bones found in ancient farming sites are lending insight into the origins of our favorite fowl
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300+ Species Just Joined the List of Threatened Plants And Animals
Overfishing, overhunting and habitat loss drove many of the new additions
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The Threatened Birds in These Artworks Might One Day Go the Way of the Dodo
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s exhibition explores mankind’s relationship to birds and the natural world
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Male Great Bustards Eat Poison to Look Sexier for the Ladies
The toxic compound can kill mammals - including humans - but helps the birds rid themselves of pests
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The Best Places in America to See Fall Bird Migrations
All across the country, birds are making the trek south for the winter—here are some of the best places to witness their journey
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These Extreme Desert Nomads Set Records for Migrating Birds
Australian banded stilts use mysterious cues to know when to head toward ephemeral lakes in the country’s otherwise dry interior
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Here’s What Happens When a Hawk And a Drone Fight
This raptor was not ok with a quadcopter fronting on its turf
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Caterpillars Beware: Venom Won’t Protect You From Clueless Baby Birds
Young birds will dumbly peck at anything that crawls their way—even if it winds up teaching them a painful lesson
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