How a Backyard Bird Quietly Shaped Iowa’s Identity—And Still Does

On a windy spring day in Iowa, the American goldfinch frequently darts through the gray sky with a quick burst of yellow and ...
KSL

It's the smallest bird native to North America. And it passes through Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — It's about 3 inches long and weighs as much as a penny. But a calliope hummingbird is a tough little bird. It can fly up to 5,600 miles in a year. Despite its tiny stature, the ...
The Macomb Daily

75% of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says

Great egrets and little blue herons. Blue-winged warblers and yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Snowy owls and tropical kingbirds. Across North America, three-fourths of bird species are in decline, ...
Science Daily

The five great forests that keep North America’s birds alive

Migratory birds that fill North American forests with spring songs depend on Central America’s Five Great Forests far more than most people realize. New research shows these tropical strongholds ...