Tropical Forests: Hot, Humid Biodiversity Powerhouses
Located along the equator, tropical forests are the most biodiverse habitats in the world. The relative stability of these lush habitats, where temperatures rarely fluctuate and rainfall remains steady or cyclical, creates the perfect conditions for life to flourish. And does it ever! Despite coveri...
Temperate Forests: Conserving Vital Bird Habitat in Any Season
Life in temperate forests, located midway between the equator and the North or South Pole, changes with the seasons, with plants and animals having evolved to endure cold and snowy winters, sticky and hot summers, and everything in between. This is precious habitat for birds. Temperate forests susta...
Boreal Beginnings: North America’s Bird Nursery
While the boreal forest is the endpoint for migration for hundreds of the Western Hemisphere’s migratory bird species, it is also the place where millions of birds’ lives begin each year. Nearly every Blackpoll Warbler’s journey starts when it hatches in the boreal forest, the largest intact f...
Young or Old (or a Bit of Both), Forests are Essential Habitat
Sometimes, it isn’t just the kind of forest but how old it is and how diverse that matters most to birds. All the forested acreage in a Golden-winged Warbler’s breeding territory won’t matter much if it doesn’t provide the right mix of habitat. In a young deciduous forest habitat without sca...
The Flute
Archeological texts often list “perforated bone tubes” among artifacts unearthed from early humans’ caves and burial sites. Such artifacts may hold evidence of human minds awakening to music — signs of our ancestors turning bone and air into song and of an ancient ability to feel beauty pier...
Sharing the Wonder of Birds
Birds. Why birds? How do we get so caught up in them? I often wonder how I became so bird-obsessed. Why not planes, or bowling, or professional wrestling?
From Hawai‘i to Peru, Community Bird Art Takes Wing
Art inspired by birds can be more than pretty images — it can also move people to want to help our feathered friends. In the past year, ABC and several of our partners have celebrated conservation-themed art projects in communities from Hawai‘i to Peru. We’re happy to share these inspiring pro...
