A Tale of Two Marsh Birds
The fates of the Saltmarsh Sparrow and Eastern Black Rail birds depend on saving remaining salt marshes before they disappear beneath the waves. The ACJV has since mobilized federal, state, nonprofit, and private landowner partners to ensure that these usually “invisible” birds don't vanish for ...
Plastics Pose a Threat to Birds
Once trash makes its way from land to sea, it can travel all the way around the world before washing up on land again. The same characteristics that make it easy for plastics to travel to the ocean also make it easy for coastal and marine species to ingest them — plastics are buoyant and light.
Announcing the Winners of the Kirtland’s Warbler 2026 Young Artists Contest
Eight hundred thirty-seven kindergarten–eighth grade students submitted their artwork to the 24th annual Kirtland’s Warbler Young Artists’ Contest. Their art will appear in a calendar.
From Open Ocean to Sandy Shores, Oceans are Bird Habitat
Seabirds are marine animals, every bit as ocean-dwelling as sea turtles. They spend far more of their lives at sea than on land, coming inland only for the purpose of breeding and raising young.
Conserving Marbled Murrelets
American Bird Conservancy goes where the Marbled Murrelets go, partnering with state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, and researchers to conserve the species across its life cycle, on land and at sea, from forest stands to the hallways of Congress.
A Look Inside the Nest: Male Birds and Parenting
Male bird parents run the gamut, too, and sometimes defy expectations. In the bird world, some male parents contribute only genetics to the next generation, as is the case with male hummingbirds.
A Look Inside the Nest: Female Birds and Parenting
Some female birds do it all: building the nest, incubating the eggs, and raising the young to fledging. Others split the work with a male partner.
