The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the ...

Scientists are on the hunt for over 120 species of birds that may—or may not—be extinct, and they want your help to find them. The ubiquity of smartphones has led to surge in data for birders and ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada —to track long-term changes in ...

Many semipalmated plovers and dunlins ran along the sand while sanderlings darted in and out of the water. Herons, egrets and ...

Andean condors are the biggest raptors in the world — and are vital to their ecosystem ...

Birdwatchers can’t believe what’s been appearing through their binoculars on a small landholding in West Sussex, England, ...

When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived ...

The researchers point out that bird conservation measures are nearly impossible during active war conflicts. Still, Ukrainian ...

"These are quite dramatic changes we're seeing over pretty concerning ranges." ...