I have previously written about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s estimates regarding the number of birders in the United States. The most recent...

On April 16, 2021, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), had a “Community Congress on English Bird Names” to...

Comprehensive surveys of U.S. birders are rare, so the recent release of a “National Survey of Birdwatchers: Nationwide and Flyway Comparisons” is notable. Although...

The Trump Administration was a challenging time for conservationists. Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 and the Great American Outdoors Act...

In 2018, I read an article in Birding magazine by Jeff R. Manker about teaching ornithology in high schools. (It was later re-published on...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently finalized a rule regarding its narrowing interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). However, it...

Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. A billion...