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Magnolia Warbler is one of the most boldly marked spring migrants. We selected the super photos below from our online galleries . We hope you like them! And don’t forget to submit your own ! Read about the many collections of bird photos we’ve...

If you've whiled a few minutes (or hours) enjoying the thousands of photos in our galleries, you've surely seen the work of MiaM , one of our most prolific and talented contributors. Since joining the website in November 2009, she has posted more...

It’s that time of year! Are any birds nesting near you already? The photos below are from our online galleries . They show birds building and sitting in their nests, and tending to their young. We hope you enjoy them! Submit your photos of...

Presidents, past-presidents, and other officers of the American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Neotropical Ornithological Society, Association of Field Ornithologists, and other groups gathered in February in Dallas to discuss...

We’ve found beautiful images in our online galleries of Reddish Egrets fishing and spreading their wings. Take a look below and leave a comment to let us know what you think! Submit your photos to our galleries. Have you shot video of...

This photograph and blog post come from Contributing Editor Laura Erickson. Laura's column "Attracting Birds" -- about attracting, feeding, sheltering, and understanding the birds in your backyard -- appears in every issue of BirdWatching...

Plumage that’s white as snow, bright yellow lores, a black bill, and golden slippers make Snowy Egret one of our favorite waders. We don’t think we’ll ever tire of watching it! We found the five photos below in our online galleries ...

Researchers studying homing pigeons like these have overturned a long-held belief about birds' navigational abilities. Photo courtesy Keays, et al. Scientists have thrown cold water on the theory that iron-rich nerve cells in birds' bills...

Red-winged Blackbirds vocalize loudly and defend their territories fiercely. It was hard to narrow our collection of portraits down to five, so we chose shots of the birds calling out. The photos are from our online galleries . Submit your photos...

"How does he do that?" "Wow!" "That's a keeper." — just a few of the things Chuck and I have said over the years about photos Brian E. Small has sent us for the magazine. Brian, of course, contributes all of...

In spring and summer, Yellow Warblers can be found throughout the United States and Canada. Both sexes have bright yellow plumage. Adult males have reddish streaks down the front of their breasts; on females the streaks are faint or absent. We spotted...

At left, visible through an opening in dense foliage, an adult Millerbird feeds a chick in its nest on Laysan Island on March 21. At right, the same chick perches a week later beneath a thick naupaka leaf after fledging its nest. Photos by Robby Kohley...

Last week, we featured images of Lincoln’s Sparrow , a bird sometimes confused with Song Sparrow. This week, we show Song Sparrow. (For tips on telling the two apart, take a look at Kenn Kaufman’s “ID Tips” in our April issue,...

In “ID Tips” in our April issue, on newsstands now, bird expert Kenn Kaufman tells how you can identify Lincoln’s Sparrow with confidence. Presented below are five photos of the little charmer, chosen from our online galleries . Submit...

A Tree Swallow peeks out of a PVC-pipe nest tube in northwest Ohio. Photo by Tom Seamans, USDA Wildlife Services. In January, Contributing Editor Laura Erickson wrote on our blog about planning and building birdhouses . She mentioned two designs for...

You can find Mountain Bluebird in the western half of North America. Males lack the rust-colored breasts of Western and Eastern Bluebirds, making them the bluest of the bluebirds. We found the photos below in our online galleries . Enjoy! Submit your...

We're excited to introduce our website's new "Featured photographer" section. Every month, we'll present a gallery of images from one of our favorite photographers. He or she will hand-pick the photos and will describe each one....

The most exciting thing about birds is that they can show up anywhere, anytime. The ducks below appeared way out of their normal ranges. Lucky for us, the birders who saw them had their cameras at the ready. They shared their photos in our online galleries...

Sora can be found in marshes throughout North America. Their large feet and short, bright yellow beaks make them stand out from other rails. We hope you enjoy the photos below from our online photo galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. ...

The handsome Black-and-white Warbler is patterned like a little zebra! You can find it creeping around tree trunks throughout central and eastern North America. We found the photos below in our online galleries . Each was taken by one of our handsome...

Long-legged spoonbills can be found in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia as well as South America, the Caribbean, and the southern United States. Each has a large, flat, spatulate bill, but only the Roseate Spoonbill, pictured here, is delightfully...

Few hummingbirds are as fancy as showy coquettes. Colorful, crested, frilled, tufted, and oh so festive, they are jewels of Central and South America. We found the photos below in our online galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. Read...

Nine young Whooping Cranes that flew from Wisconsin to Alabama behind ultralight planes last fall will not be led to refuges in Florida but instead will be released on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge near Decatur, Alabama. (Right: An Operation Migration...

Two groups of scientists studying museum specimens and sightings of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker have reached the same disappointing conclusion: The iconic bird is extinct. Each team described their findings in papers in the February 2012 issue of the...

Of the 19 species of owl that breed in North America. Four of them -- Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, and Boreal Owl -- are northerners. Today we’re showcasing reader photos of the yellow-eyed, finely barred, and very cool Northern...