Rarely glimpsed Mussau Triller documented for first time in 44 years In June 2024, Joshua Bergmark led a group of birders through the forests of Mussau Island, the largest of the St. Matthias islands off the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea in the Bismarck Archipelago. It had been a successful trip so far, and … Read More>>

National Park Service scientists looked at ways to reduce bird collisions with glass in national parks. They show how small actions can have big outcomes. Wild birds are beloved by many people, and they contribute far-reaching economic, ecological, and human health benefits. Yet researchers estimate that North American bird populations have declined by about 30 … Read More>>

Five years ago, an astonishing study co-authored by ABC confirmed a net loss of nearly 3 billion birds over a mere 50 years in the U.S. and Canada. The population declines documented in the report are widely distributed across almost every group of birds, affecting well-traveled migratory shorebirds and common backyard birds alike. That represents … Read More>>

Versión en Español A new nature reserve in Colombia protects 656 acres of tropical rainforest where, in 2021, the first Crested Eagle nest ever recorded in the country was located. The eagle pair returned to the area to build a second nest in 2022 and successfully raised a chick. La Cristalina Reserve, in northwestern Colombia's … Read More>>

On my first day in Tucson, I saw a Hooded Oriole. It was perched on a branch inside one of Tucson's many community gardens. I had never seen such a bright yellow bird and was struck by the contrast in color between its wings and dark black throat. These migratory birds come to nest in … Read More>>

Alto Velo Island, Dominican Republic is a small yet vital piece of the Caribbean's ecological puzzle. Recognized as an Important Bird Area and a Key Biodiversity Area, the 1.02 square-kilometer (0.39 square miles) island is home to several endemic species, including the Critically Endangered Alto Velo Curlytail and Alto Velo Anole. It also boasts the … Read More>>

When John Mittermeier was 15 years old, he received the book Threatened Birds of the World, a large volume published in 2000 covering more than 1,200 species at risk of extinction. “I saw a distribution map for a bird in the South Pacific that was nothing but question marks, and that just completely captivated my … Read More>>

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrels are tiny, enigmatic seabirds, only about the size of a sparrow. Nevertheless, they take on two of the most titanic (and opposing!) forces on the planet: the vast open ocean, where they spend most of their lives, and the driest desert in the world, where they breed. Over the last decade, researchers have … Read More>>

For the past four years, a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks have nested above the front door of American Bird Conservancy's Senior Conservation Scientist David Wiedenfeld. In this guest blog, David recounts some of the things he's learned while observing the growing families in the space they both call home.  For the last four years, the … Read More>>

Lay of the Land: The Serra Bonita Reserve conserves one of the largest remaining privately managed stretches of tropical Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. True to its name — meaning "beautiful mountain" in Portuguese — the reserve mostly consists of hilly submontane forests with some stretches of lowlands. The reserve is made up of private … Read More>>