Although 24 hummingbird species have been recorded in the United States, the Ruby-throated is the only one that breeds east ...

Something disturbing is happening to Peregrine Falcons in North America. Their numbers are heading downward for the first time since the 1960s and ’70s, when the birds were teetering at the edge of ...

Each year of the Audubon Photography Awards is exciting, but this one is especially celebratory: 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of Audubon magazine—and the 15th installment of our annual photo ...

On a chilly, overcast December morning in North Texas, a car prowls a pitted dirt road. The occupants are straining forward, looking intently at the sky. “Kestrel!” says Maddy Kaleta from the ...

In January, a twin-engine Cessna landed on Mexico’s Guadalupe Island with a most unusual collection of passengers: 36 fertile Black-footed Albatross eggs, all destined to be raised by foster parents ...

As sea-level rise transforms South Florida’s fringe of wetlands into open ocean, Roseate Spoonbills are moving north. Land managers are following their lead, restoring the ecosystem with an eye for ...

Ornithologist Clinton Francis was leading a class field trip along the California coast when students spotted what appeared to be an injured Killdeer. They watched as the striking shorebird ...

On a warm and buggy May evening, an Eastern Whip-poor-will’s brown, orange, and white mottled feathers blend in seamlessly with the brittle oak leaves she sits on. The bird is nearly impossible to ...

Birds evolved over millions of years to thrive in specific habitats, yet they’re also remarkably adaptable. Many live in our cities and alongside our infrastructure and readily spread to unfamiliar ...

The Stormy Petrel II, a 60-foot fishing and seabird touring boat, steamed away from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on a recent winter morning. Its captain, Brian Patteson, is widely considered the ...

In the keen evening light, a Bald Eagle skirted the rushing current, dropped down within inches, and reached in for a fish. “It’s dinnertime,” said Preston Cook, watching from the patio of his ...

Throughout the last year, Audubon continued its century-long tradition of advocating for and securing the space, clean air, and clean water that birds and people need to live and thrive. Read on to ...