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Of all the hummingbirds in the Americas—which is to say, every last one of the family’s 350-plus species—birders in the ...
Audubon Rockies is the regional office of the National Audubon Society for Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah Using science, outreach, and policy, we holistically address the core threats facing birds in our ...
Adventure Along the Hudson Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary is a unique and beautiful tidal marsh located in Putnam County, New York, and serves as vital natural habitat in the Hudson ...
New York, NY – The Board of Directors of the National Audubon Society (NAS) today announced that it has decided to retain the name of the organization, after a lengthy process to examine its name in ...
For a month the researchers had traversed slender mountain ridges, crossed and re-crossed rivers that roared through canyons cloaked in tropical forest, and endured bloodthirsty mosquitoes and leeches ...
Owls are intriguing birds that easily capture the attention and curiosity of birders. These facts may help clear up a bit of their mystery and reveal what a hoot owls really are. 1.) Many owl species ...
The world’s largest hummingbird has been flying under the radar—sort of. At first glance, the two South American birds once lumped together as the Giant Hummingbird may appear nearly identical, but ...
She then compared feather structure with dietary differences among species. Because owls are present on every continent except Antarctica, they occupy an array of ecological niches and eat many ...
Sooner or later, every birder visits the Sunshine State. The subtropical habitats of its southern peninsula provide homes for several species found nowhere else in the United States, from Snail Kite ...
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The 20th century expansion of nectar feeders drove Anna’s Hummingbirds to spread across California—and transformed the birds along the way.
Susan Willson has a killer cat. “He's basically a professional killer,” Willson says. “I was trying to find something that worked because I was so appalled at him bringing me two birds a week.” ...