A yellowish bird, seen from below and with no head. Where to start? As it turns out, this bird shows a field mark that drastically narrows down the possibilities. The field mark is little-known—and vi...

It is daunting to keep up with the explosion of ornithological research at the present time. But the American Birding podcast is there to deliver the latest news for you! Ornithologists Mikko Jimenez,...

Late summer and early fall mark the time when birders in western North America start turning up records of montane birds moving into non-breeding habitats and descending into nearby lowlands. Fall of 2026 is shaping up to be another invasion season for a few montane species, especially a couple corvids, which are engaging in widespread movements. Here, three montane species are highlighted, a few others are mentioned, and we encourage you to provide details and documentation when observing wandering bird

Book reviewer Rick Wright, writing in the September 2026 issue of “Birding,” explains how Australian historian Russell McGregor’s new book, "Enchantment by Birds," is a story of human encounters with 22 species which opens into the discussion of a different aspect of the history of birding in Australia.

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Book reviewer Rebecca Minardi writes about Stacey Pazar Huth and Noah T. Gibb's new book, "An Experiment in Birding," a chronicle of their record breaking Maine Big Year in 2025 and a guide on how to have your own amazing Big Year.

The 2025 eBird/Clements bird taxonomy update featured some widely talked about changes, such as splits of Yellow Warbler and Whimbrel. But there are also a couple changes that flew under the radar due...

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Join the American Birding Association (ABA) and the Youth Members of the Maryland Ornithological Society (YMOS) for a welcoming morning of birding at the beautiful Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center (HODC...

By ABA Young Birder, Madeleine Moon-Chun “The first student who identifies twenty-five species wins a hummingbird feeder!” my soon-to-be birding mentor declared from his tiny box onscreen. My brother ...

Holly Greenberg, an artist with Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene, is making a difference for birds by engaging communities about the perils of buildings and other structures for migrating birds. She joins host Nate Swick to talk about how art workshops can translate directly into reduced mortalities for birds on migration.

Craig Benkman is the world's foremost expert on crossbills. In this feature-length interview in Birding, Prof. Benkman reveals how he got started with crossbills, updates us on the latest Cassia Cross...

This year’s intense El Niño event is superheating the Humboldt Current and pushing many seabirds north to the Pacific coast of Central America. Sightings of Peruvian Booby, Inca Tern, and Guanay Cormo...

It was a muggy morning in the middle of the summer on the last leg of a multi-day road trip. What to do? The occasion was as good as any for a bit of birding and reflection.

Yellow-billed loons are native to Arctic waters and have occasionally wandered to other Midwest states. They are rarely spotted outside of the Arctic at this time of year.