The Only Birding Apps You’ll Ever Need

Having one (or all) of these apps on your mobile phone or tablet is like having an expert birding guide by your side at all times.

Cara Cannon Byington and Justine E. Hausheer

Meet Four Amazing Endemic Parrots from New Zealand

New Zealand is home to a small handful of endemic parrots, including the nocturnal, flightless kākāpō to the mischievous alpine kea.  

Justine E. Hausheer

Humboldt Penguins on the Edge

Next time you’re in need of an odd animal fact to fill a conversational lull, consider the nesting preferences of the Humboldt penguin.

The Editors

Camera Trap Chronicles: Wildlife of Indonesian Borneo’s Forests

Camera trap footage from the Wehea Protection Forest in East Kalimantan reveals sun bears, great argus and more.

Matthew L. Miller

How To: Go Snow Day Birding (with Merlin)

Or how I learned to love winter wildlife watching (with a little help from technology and the perfect pair of mittens.)

Cara Cannon Byington

Meet the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the World’s Largest Brood Parasite

Summer in eastern Australia means one thing: the arrival of the channel-billed cuckoos, the world’s largest brood parasite and one very cool bird.

Justine E. Hausheer

The 5 Golden Rings? They Might be Pheasants

The classic holiday carol is heavy on birds. And some believe even the 5 golden rings have an avian connection.

Matthew L. Miller

Tracking Down the American Woodcock

A Q&A with scientist Colby Slezak on how following the migrating shorebirds revealed a rare nesting pattern.

Jenny Rogers

Small but Mighty: Pacific Island Atolls are Globally Important Sites for Tropical Seabirds

Global conservation efforts largely overlook the important contributions of atolls to the protection, restoration, and survival of tropical seabirds.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Saltmarsh Sparrow: The “Canary” of Sea-Level Rise

The saltmarsh sparrow is literally adapted to keep its head above water. But the seas are rising.

Matthew L. Miller

Shearwater Search: The Trials and Rewards of Offshore Seabird Research

Off the coast of Long Island, researchers are helping shape conservation actions by tracking seabirds. But they have to catch them first.

Matthew L. Miller

Swift Parrots and the Heartbreak of Rare Species

Is it wrong for wildlife watchers to seek out a species because we fear its extinction?

Justine E. Hausheer