Climate change menaces birds in many ways, but conservationists are already hard at work tackling some of the most significant threats. Below are some strategies for adaptation and mitigation being used by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), our partners, and other conservationists — each for a different threat posed by climate… Read more >>

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch art by Chris Vest, Range map by American Bird Conservancy About 250,000 years ago — just a few moments in evolutionary time — small songbirds, likely patterned in brown and pink, island-hopped from Asia to what would become Alaska. Over the ensuing millennia, these birds’ descendants spread across… Read more >>

Western Meadowlarks. Photo by Greg Homel, Natural Elements Productions In June in Central Valley, California, migrant farmworkers rise before the sun. They wrap themselves tight in personal protective equipment — socks, boots, a bandana, gloves, goggles, and, finally, coveralls. They’re in the field by 4 a.m. The field is dark,… Read more >>

Herring Gull and trash on beach. Photo by Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock As the use of plastic has grown throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, so too has the ubiquity of plastic waste in the world’s oceans. Of all the world’s birdlife, seabirds such as albatrosses, gannets, and gulls are hit especially… Read more >>

https://youtu.be/j4YLboBTHhg The Eastern wood-warblers (family Parulidae) are among the birds most beloved by North American birders. It’s not hard to understand why — they can be found in a range of habitats, sing distinctive songs and often sport bright colors, and many are long-distance migrants whose return to the continent… Read more >>

ABC and partners are using GPS tags to track Swallow-tailed Kites along their incredible migration journeys to and from South America. Photo by David Spates, Google Earth image by ARCI If you’re interested in bird migration, you’re probably familiar with the idea of scientists tracking birds’ movements across the globe… Read more >>

Prairie Warbler. Photo by Larry Master, masterimages.org One of the surest and most welcome signs of spring is the sound of birdsong drifting from the trees and bushes. But to birds, these songs aren’t just an expression of joy. They’re serious business, a crucial part of how songbirds find mates,… Read more >>

“A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save our Vanishing Birds” is a book by Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal about the story of scientists, nonprofits, wildlife agencies, birders, hunters, ranchers and philanthropists, working to save North America’s birds. Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal traveled 25,000 miles across the hemisphere to… Read more >>

Whiskered Screech Owl. Photo by Amanda Guercio/Shutterstock I love birding. It is an escape from the predictability of everyday life, and provides me with a connection to the natural world that is primordially satisfying. It is at once a meditation and a sport, and a way to see the world… Read more >>

Evening Grosbeak flock on feeder. Photo by Larry Master, masterimages.org Sandy had been waiting for her snowy yard to be filled with bright yellow and black colors, reminding her of sunflowers, like the recent local photos she’d seen on Facebook. Every morning she filled her bird feeders with the recommended… Read more >>