March Madness has such a grip on the United States that even birders are thinking in terms of seeded tournaments.  The Cornell Lab of...

Scientists have wondered why the outstandingly adaptable Ethiopian Bush-crow (Zavattariornis stresemanni) refused to expand outside of its postage stamp-sized range. Apparently, these quasi-corvids are...

The data seems mixed. Jim McCormac has a good rundown and some theories.

Maybe the proposition isn’t that simple, but you can vote to allocate $40,000 from National Geographic Germany to Fundación ProAves to support conservation of...

Facebook has turned out to be a fertile platform for engagement, interaction, and even in some cases amusement (you know who you are) among...

Sure, it’s a made-up bird, but as Seagull Steve says, “But wouldn’t this be an awesome bird? … Not only is this a concretely epic...

Residents of the Americas may find this hard to believe, but the ubiquitous, adaptable House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is declining in its native lands....

The Metropolitan Transit Authority, the agency in New York City that is in charge of the subway system, among other things, has installed a...