Species like Roseate Spoonbills and American Flamingos are unforgettable. Learn to identify every pink bird you might spot in ...

Dr. Don Lyons comes to Audubon's Seabird Institute from Oregon State University, where he has worked on seabird science and conservation for 20 years as a graduate student, post-doc, and Assistant ...

Widespread and familiar (though often called 'crane'), the Great Blue Heron is the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores, or flying high ...

A small, streaky bird of open fields, the Savannah Sparrow often causes confusion for birders because it is so variable. Some of its well-marked local forms, such as the pale 'Ipswich' Sparrow of ...

Often quiet and inconspicuous, the American Three-toed Woodpecker may perch motionless against a tree trunk for minutes at a time, making it easy to overlook. In some places the American Three-toed ...

Like a slightly larger, longer-billed version of the Purple Finch, the Cassin's Finch is a resident of mountains and conifer forests of the West. It is sometimes found at very high elevations, in the ...

In partly open terrain of the west, from valley farms and orchards to clearings in mountain pine forest, the Western Bluebird is often common. In summer it is often seen perching alone on fence wires ...

A hiker in the north woods sometimes will be followed by a pair of Canada Jays, gliding silently from tree to tree, watching inquisitively. These fluffy jays seem fearless, and they can be a minor ...

While some of its relatives are often found in sunny open places, the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is a bird of deep shade. It spends the summer in spruce bogs and other damp northern forests, where it ...

A big boreal finch, uncommon but widespread in spruce and fir forests of the North and the high mountains. It is often absurdly tame, allowing very close approach; ironically, this sometimes makes it ...

Almost throughout the higher mountains of the West, the Mountain Chickadee is common in the conifer forests. It is not always easy to see, because it often feeds very high in the trees. However, ...

This rather plain and pale little sparrow is a typical summer bird of the northern prairies, where the males perch in the tops of low thickets to sing their flat, monotonous buzzes. It is sometimes a ...