If you've confused these two lookalikes before, you're not alone. Here's what the moths have in common with hummers, how they ...

In a new paper, researchers recorded bears in Alaska increasingly turning to eider and guillemot eggs and chicks as sea ice ...

This audio story is brought to you by BirdNote, a partner of the National Audubon Society. BirdNote episodes air daily on public radio stations nationwide. This is BirdNote. Many owls roost in trees, ...

As America celebrates its 250-year anniversary, the Liberty Bell pavilion in Philadelphia is hosting millions of people from across the country. Recent upgrades, however, were designed to accommodate ...

It’s rare, but it’s gruesome. A praying mantis lurks on a hummingbird feeder, watching carefully as a hummingbird hovers near the sugary water. With one quick motion, the mantis grabs at the ...

Nearly 200 years after its publication, John James Audubon’s 435 Birds of America prints come alive again in our digital library. Explore and download life-size watercolors of North American birds ...

Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...

Welcome to the Montezuma Audubon Center, a state-owned facility operated through a cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Audubon ...

Go out on any fall day when there are insects buzzing about, and you’ll see a unit of feathered fighter jets swooping and diving after them. These avian aerialists—swifts and swallows—may look similar ...

This dark, long-bodied diving bird floats low in the water with its thin neck and bill raised; perches upright near water with wings half-spread to dry. The Double-Crested Cormorant (which rarely ...

This incredibly long-billed sandpiper is the largest shorebird in North America; but more often than not, it is seen away from the shore. The Long-billed Curlew spends the summer on the grasslands of ...

Bill DeLuca is the Director of Migration Science at the National Audubon Society. As part of the Migratory Bird Initiative, he works to ensure that full life cycle perspectives are included in Audubon ...