Louisiana’s Maurepas Swamp Gets a Much-needed Revival
Less than an hour outside of New Orleans lies an iconic landscape filled with all the things one may think…
Category: Birds
For Fantastic Seabird Spotting, Head to … the Great Lakes?
The Holiday, a handsome 65-foot charter boat, spends much of its time ferrying Cleveland Browns fans up the Cuyahoga River…
10 Reasons We’re Thankful This Year
It’s Thanksgiving time in the United States, and we hope all our Cornell Lab friends can celebrate the day with…
Some Birds Adorn Their Nests With Snakeskin to Scare Off Predators, New Study Finds
Naturalists have long been puzzled to find shed snakeskin in bird nests, often tucked right under the eggs. Now, new…
How to Tell Crows and Ravens Apart by Sight and Sound
American Crow: (left) by Ian Routley / Macaulay Library, Common Raven by Kyle Lima / Macaulay Library. Crows and ravens…
Audubon Invites Volunteers to Celebrate 125 Years of the Christmas Bird Count
NEW YORK — For the 125th year, the National Audubon Society is organizing the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC).…
Feast Your Eyes on Our Spooky Birds Gallery—If You Dare
Green Heron by Joshua Zhou / Macaulay Library. Birds are brilliant and colorful; they sing sweet melodies; they perch outside…
Congress Passes Bill to Protect Nearly 300,000 Acres of Wetlands and Beaches
WASHINGTON (November 20, 2024) – Today Congress passed the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm (BEACH) Act, which adds roughly 280,000…
Win a free spot in the Cornell Lab’s Field Sketching Course
This fall season, learn how to document your birding experiences with a nature journal in addition to your eBird checklists.…
The 124th Christmas Bird Count in Virginia and Washington DC
Fifty-four counts were conducted in Virginia-Washington DC for the 2023-2024 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season. This includes the new Dragon…