I remember being in the outdoors often with my father when I was a boy. My Dad, Zene, was an avid hunter, angler, and unintentional naturalist, and we were in the fields or at the lake nearly daily. Zene was an Iowa farm boy who grew up to be a… Read more >>

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, do you know what you’re going to get the bird-loving object of your affection? Here at ABC, we have some suggestions for you to make this Valentine’s Day a bird-friendly one:  Red-necked Grebe pair. Photo by Dan Behm. If the number-one gift to give on… Read more >>

Grassland birds as a group have been hit especially hard, with a 53-percent reduction in their overall population — the greatest bird decline in any single terrestrial biome.… Read more >>

What is a grosbeak? The key to these birds’ identity is in the name. “Grosbeak” (pronounced GROSS-beak) comes from a French phrase that means “large bill,” and grosbeaks can all be recognized by the big, chunky bills they use to crack open and eat seeds. Male Pine Grosbeak in flight.… Read more >>

(Italicized words are in Chahta anumpa, Choctaw language, unless otherwise noted.) Halito, sv hochifoyvt Aimee. Chahta micha Chikashsha ohoyo sia. Hattak Api Homma Immi foka achonachi ka isht hachi ittimanompoli la chi. Hello, my name is Aimee. I am a Choctaw and Chickasaw woman, and I want to talk to… Read more >>

Glass collisions kill vast numbers of birds in the United States each year. Yet most Americans know little about this danger, and even fewer are aware of the solutions available to help prevent these deaths — fixes that in many cases are easy and inexpensive. To shed light on this… Read more >>

In the battle to save declining species, the shovel and greenhouse are a powerful sword and shield. Conservation is when you leave the natural world to its own devices, right? That may be what many people think. Yet as we face invasive species, climate change, and widespread habitat loss and… Read more >>

"ABC Birding" is a triannual feature of Bird Conservation magazine that takes readers to birding sites benefiting from ABC and partners' conservation efforts across the Western Hemisphere. Lay of the Land: The Buenaventura Reserve spans 9,947 acres of lower montane cloud forest in the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. This incredibly rich and… Read more >>

ABC made significant strides to ensure birds have the habitats they need – and to make those habitats safer – across the Western Hemisphere. Our results over the last 12 months once again showcase ABC’s leadership in bird habitat conservation. Ensuring that birds have the places they need to thrive,… Read more >>

Whooping Cranes embody the essence of avian charisma. The tallest of North American birds, they are majestic, awe-inspiring, and world famous. But these qualities — powerful as they may be for bird lovers — proved no match for the devastating effects of habitat loss and, in years past, overhunting. Driven… Read more >>