Carolina Wrens Will Nest in Just About Anything

Forget the nest boxes: Carolina wrens want your grill, your flower pot, even your old boot

Lauren D. Pharr

Why Carolina Wrens Have Moved into Your Neighborhood

Carolina wrens are known as woodland birds, but they’re increasingly sighted in suburbs and cities. Here’s why.

Lauren D. Pharr

Bowerbirds: Meet the Bird World’s Kleptomaniac Love Architects

They display, they dance, and they collect baubles like a jealous hoarder. Meet Australia’s incredible bowerbirds.

Justine E. Hausheer

Slow Birding: Twenty Years Observing Ring Ouzels

Two British birders set out to better understand one secretive bird species. And are still at it 20 years later.

Matthew L. Miller

Meet the Dipper, the Songbird That Swims

Meet North America’s only aquatic songbird.

Justine E. Hausheer

There’s a Python Living in My Rain Gutter

Pythons in the house?! When a birdfeeder attracts more than just birds.

Justine E. Hausheer

When Domestic Birds Go Wild

When free-range poultry takes on a whole new dimension.

Matthew L. Miller

Cassowary Quest: A Tale of Danger and Defecation

Cassowaries — and their massive piles of poop — are incredibly important to the rainforest ecosystems where they live.

Justine E. Hausheer

Backyard Birding in Central India to Beat Lockdown

An Indian nature photographer finds solace in the birds viewed from his balcony.

Ashok Biswal

Meet the Mountain Chickadee

Fascinating facts about a lesser-known relative of the black-capped chickadee.

Lisa Ballard

Meet the Frogmouth, Australia’s Weirdest Bird

With an unsettling glare and tree-like camouflage, what’s not to love about frogmouths?

Justine E. Hausheer

Enjoy the Red-Winged Blackbird Show

Observe the uncommon territorial behaviors of a common bird.

Matthew L. Miller