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2025

After Four Decades, Efforts to Save Great Lakes Piping Plovers Are Seeing Signs of Major Success

After Four Decades, Efforts to Save Great Lakes Piping Plovers Are Seeing Signs of Major Success

Summer 2025

North Carolina's Cape Fear River Is a ‘Forever Chemical’ Hotspot—What Does That Mean for Its Birds and People?

North Carolina's Cape Fear River Is a ‘Forever Chemical’ Hotspot—What Does That Mean for Its Birds and People?

Spring 2025

2024

How Much Longer Can These Cold-Loving Birds Last in the Rapidly Warming Rockies?

How Much Longer Can These Cold-Loving Birds Last in the Rapidly Warming Rockies?

Winter 2024

Limpkins Are Everywhere All of the Sudden. What Is Going On?

Limpkins Are Everywhere All of the Sudden. What Is Going On?

Fall 2024

The 2024 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

The 2024 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

Summer 2024

Saline Lakes Are Dying—Scientists Hope This Unusual Shorebird Can Help Save Them

Saline Lakes Are Dying—Scientists Hope This Unusual Shorebird Can Help Save Them

Spring 2024

2023

A Single Mexican Island May Be Our Best Hope for Saving Black-footed Albatrosses

A Single Mexican Island May Be Our Best Hope for Saving Black-footed Albatrosses

Winter 2023

As Avian Flu Ravaged Wild Condors, One Chick Became a Ray of Hope

As Avian Flu Ravaged Wild Condors, One Chick Became a Ray of Hope

Fall 2023

The 2023 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

The 2023 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

Summer 2023

What Is Causing the American Kestrel’s Perplexing Decline?

What Is Causing the American Kestrel’s Perplexing Decline?

Spring 2023

2022

The Flight of the Spoonbills Holds Lessons for a Changing Everglades—and World

The Flight of the Spoonbills Holds Lessons for a Changing Everglades—and World

Winter 2022

It’s the Moment of Truth for the Northern Spotted Owl

It’s the Moment of Truth for the Northern Spotted Owl

Fall 2022

The 2022 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

The 2022 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

Summer 2022

This Pioneering Collaboration Will Open a New Window Into Bird Migration

This Pioneering Collaboration Will Open a New Window Into Bird Migration

Spring 2022

2021

It Takes a Helicopter Parent to Rescue a Rare Seabird from Extinction

It Takes a Helicopter Parent to Rescue a Rare Seabird from Extinction

Winter 2021

This Iconic Everglades Bird Is Moving to the ‘Burbs

This Iconic Everglades Bird Is Moving to the ‘Burbs

Fall 2021

The 2021 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

The 2021 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

Summer 2021

The Decades-Long Effort to Save the Masked Bobwhite Is Finally Taking Off

The Decades-Long Effort to Save the Masked Bobwhite Is Finally Taking Off

Spring 2021

2020

How Researchers Hope to Save the Florida Scrub-Jay From an Inbreeding Crisis

How Researchers Hope to Save the Florida Scrub-Jay From an Inbreeding Crisis

Winter 2020

Can This Critically Endangered Bird Survive Australia's New Climate Reality?

Can This Critically Endangered Bird Survive Australia's New Climate Reality?

Fall 2020

The 2020 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

The 2020 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions

Summer 2020

This Brutal Pesticide Creates a ‘Circle of Death.' So Why Is It Making a Comeback?

This Brutal Pesticide Creates a ‘Circle of Death.' So Why Is It Making a Comeback?

Spring 2020

2019

Inside the Race to Save China's Mysterious ‘Bird of Legend’

Inside the Race to Save China's Mysterious ‘Bird of Legend’

Winter 2019

A Field Guide to the Future of North American Birds

A Field Guide to the Future of North American Birds

Fall 2019

The 2019 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners

The 2019 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards: Winners

Summer 2019

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

Spring 2019

2018

A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska's Pristine and Imperiled Arctic Refuge

A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska's Pristine and Imperiled Arctic Refuge

Winter 2018

Meet the Undercover Crime Unit Battling Miami's Black Market of Birds

Meet the Undercover Crime Unit Battling Miami's Black Market of Birds

Fall 2018

The 2018 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards Winners

The 2018 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards Winners

Summer 2018

If You Care About Birds, Protect the MBTA

If You Care About Birds, Protect the MBTA

Spring 2018

2017

Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic?

Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic?

Winter 2017

Inside the Race to Save the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, North America’s Most Endangered Bird

Inside the Race to Save the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, North America’s Most Endangered Bird

Fall 2017

The 2017 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards Winners

The 2017 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards Winners

Summer 2017

Meet the Brave Bodyguards Protecting Belize’s Scarlet Macaws From Poachers

Meet the Brave Bodyguards Protecting Belize’s Scarlet Macaws From Poachers

Spring 2017

2016

Behind the Scenes With the World’s Top Feather Detective

Behind the Scenes With the World’s Top Feather Detective

Winter 2016

After 100 Years, Scientists Are Finally Starting to Understand the Mysterious Great Gray Owl

After 100 Years, Scientists Are Finally Starting to Understand the Mysterious Great Gray Owl

Fall 2016

Land of the Lost Birds: Searching for Life in the Forests of Bioko

Land of the Lost Birds: Searching for Life in the Forests of Bioko

Summer 2016

The 2016 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards Winners

The 2016 ̽��ѡ Photography Awards Winners

May - June 2016

Walking the Sustainability Walk

Walking the Sustainability Walk

March - April 2016

Meet the Creatures of the Arctic Polar Night

Meet the Creatures of the Arctic Polar Night

January - February 2016

2015

The Burning Man of Birding: Inside Iceland's Puffin Festival

The Burning Man of Birding: Inside Iceland's Puffin Festival

November - December 2015

How Scientists Are Racing to Save a Rare Hawaiian Bird From Extinction

How Scientists Are Racing to Save a Rare Hawaiian Bird From Extinction

September - October 2015

Clear and Present Dangers

Clear and Present Dangers

July - August 2015

Common Ground

Common Ground

May - June 2015

Britain's Birders Campaign to Legalize Cannabis

Britain's Birders Campaign to Legalize Cannabis

March - April 2015

Reimagining the Southern Caracara

Reimagining the Southern Caracara

January - February 2015

2014

How To Cook Like Michael Pollan

How To Cook Like Michael Pollan

November-December 2014

9 New Ideas to Cut Carbon Emissions

9 New Ideas to Cut Carbon Emissions

September-October 2014

Editor's Note: Case Sensitive

Editor's Note: Case Sensitive

July-August 2014

“Come on Over to the Dark Side,” Moth-lover Urges Birders

“Come on Over to the Dark Side,” Moth-lover Urges Birders

May-June 2014

Reimagining the Osprey

Reimagining the Osprey

March-April 2014

Reimagining the Passenger Pigeon

Reimagining the Passenger Pigeon

January-February 2014

2013

Wild Turkey on the Rocks?

Wild Turkey on the Rocks?

November-December 2013

Stalagmites Reveal Ancient Secrets

Stalagmites Reveal Ancient Secrets

September-October 2013

Prairie Tales

Prairie Tales

July-August 2013

What Makes Bird Vision So Cool

What Makes Bird Vision So Cool

May-June 2013

Mission of Mercy

Mission of Mercy

March-April 2013

Poisons Used to Kill Rodents Have Safer Alternatives

Poisons Used to Kill Rodents Have Safer Alternatives

January-February 2013

2012

How Reindeer Keep Their Cool

How Reindeer Keep Their Cool

November-December 2012

How Do Pigeons Find Their Way Home?

How Do Pigeons Find Their Way Home?

September-October 2012

Review: What a Plant Knows

Review: What a Plant Knows

July-August 2012

Working Lands: A Family Making Maple Syrup Grows Sugar Bush for Birds

Working Lands: A Family Making Maple Syrup Grows Sugar Bush for Birds

May-June 2012

Maple Syrup, the Vermont Way

Maple Syrup, the Vermont Way

March-April 2012

A Big Win for Minnesota's Wetlands

A Big Win for Minnesota's Wetlands

January-February 2012

2011

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

November-December 2011

Earth Now

Earth Now

September-October 2011

Paradise Found

Paradise Found

July-August 2011

Ghost Dogs

Ghost Dogs

May-June 2011

Food Cycle: Prepare

Food Cycle: Prepare

March-April 2011

Earth Almanac

Earth Almanac

January-February 2011

2010

Life Under the Snow

Life Under the Snow

November-December 2010

Mountain Men: A Father-Son Backpacking Journey

Mountain Men: A Father-Son Backpacking Journey

September-October 2010

The Other Coast Guard

The Other Coast Guard

July-August 2010

Balance of Power

Balance of Power

May-June 2010

Shangri-La

Shangri-La

March-April 2010

2009

Dead Whales Make for an Underwater Feast

Dead Whales Make for an Underwater Feast

November-December 2009

Where It All Begins

Where It All Begins

September-October 2009

Petal Pusher

Petal Pusher

July-August 2009

Making Airspace for Birds and Planes

Making Airspace for Birds and Planes

May-June 2009

Beetle Mania

Beetle Mania

March-April 2009

The Low-Carbon Diet

The Low-Carbon Diet

January-February 2009

2008

Mountain High: the Allure of the Country's Grandest Peak

Mountain High: the Allure of the Country's Grandest Peak

September-October 2008

Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

July-August 2008

The Spectacle of Wings

The Spectacle of Wings

May-June 2008

Natural Wonders on the Caribbean's Island of Dominica

Natural Wonders on the Caribbean's Island of Dominica

March-April 2008

On the Edge

On the Edge

January-February 2008

2007

An Experiment in Ecotourism Thrives on St. John

An Experiment in Ecotourism Thrives on St. John

November-December 2007

The Virtues of Switchgrass as an Alternative Fuel

The Virtues of Switchgrass as an Alternative Fuel

September-October 2007

Primate Watching Is the New Birding

Primate Watching Is the New Birding

July-August 2007

Scarface: The Damage Wrought from Mountaintop Mining

Scarface: The Damage Wrought from Mountaintop Mining

March-April 2007

War Rages on Cape Hatteras

War Rages on Cape Hatteras

January-February 2007

2006

Beauty and the Bomb: Puerto Rico's Vieques

Beauty and the Bomb: Puerto Rico's Vieques

November-December 2006

Climate Change Spurs Remarkable Melting in Greenland

Climate Change Spurs Remarkable Melting in Greenland

September-October 2006

Brown Bear Watching on Alaska's McNeil River

Brown Bear Watching on Alaska's McNeil River

July-August 2006

2005

365 Days of Christmas

365 Days of Christmas

November-December 2005

2004

̽��ѡ's Legacy: Where It All Began

̽��ѡ's Legacy: Where It All Began

November-December 2004

Banding Hummingbirds to Solve their Mysterious Ways

Banding Hummingbirds to Solve their Mysterious Ways

September-October 2004

July-August 2004 Cover

2003

The Puffin Man

The Puffin Man

November-December 2003

5 Days, 5 Nights, 3,000 Miles, and 10 Hours of Sleep—but Who's Counting?

5 Days, 5 Nights, 3,000 Miles, and 10 Hours of Sleep—but Who's Counting?

March-April 2003

1995

July-August 1995

1977

In Search of the Imperial Woodpecker

In Search of the Imperial Woodpecker

November-December 1977

1973

November 1973

1970

Time Capsule: Canal Threatens Florida's Oklawaha River

Time Capsule: Canal Threatens Florida's Oklawaha River

July-August 1970

1942

From the Archives: Aldo Leopold's ‘Odyssey'

From the Archives: Aldo Leopold's ‘Odyssey'

May-June 1942

March-April 1942