Tag: american bird conservancy

Here they come! It’s almost springtime in North America, and beloved migratory birds like the Painted Bunting(Passerina ciris), Rufous Hummingbird(Selasphorus rufus), and Canada Warbler(Cardellina canadensis) are returning to North America to breed and raise their young.

But many of the migratory species we all love are disappearing — fast. What if some spring morning we no longer heard the ethereal song of the Wood Thrush(Hylocichla mustelina), or witnessed the incredible aerial acrobatics of a Common Nighthawk(Chordeiles minor… Continue

Persistent scratching sounds amid thick shrubbery and a shrill call, “towhee!” reveal the presence of this striking New World sparrow. The dapper Eastern Towhee(Pipilo erythrophthalmus) and its western relative, the Spotted Towhee(Pipilo maculatus), were once considered one species — the Rufous-Sided Towhee — but were split into distinct species in 1995. The two species sometimes hybridize in the Great Plains, where their ranges meet.

One way to tell an Eastern Towhee from its Spotted relative is by its dark back, marked only by a small white patch at … Continue

Birds are telling us that the health of our environment is at stake. Regardless of where you live, birds are asking for your help!

The 2025 State Of The Birds report finds birds from almost all habitats continue to decline. The worst losses are among grassland birds (down by 43% since 1970), but forest birds have been hit hard too. Even waterfowl, which had been improving, are showing steep declines since 2022. It’s time to act to bring birds back.

ACTION: One way you can help is by spreading … Continue