A female Wood Thrush will carefully choose each piece of nest-building materials because her eggs will depend on it for warmth and protection. But even the best-made nest couldn’t exist without the support of a sturdy shrub or tree. Much like a bird’s nest, BirdNote depends on having a…

El cambio climático, la destrucción del hábitat y las especies invasoras han pasado factura a las poblaciones de aves. Es una realidad difícil de afrontar, pero no es el final de la historia. Hay muchas cosas que la gente puede hacer para proteger a las aves. Algunas acciones pueden ser…

As part of our fundraising week, we’re sharing a clip from our podcast, Bring Birds Back. Because of listener support, we’re able to take our time and make long-form episodes that dig a little deeper.

In this episode, the Private Eye tells his saddest story: his nemesis bird. That’s what birders call a species that keeps giving you the slip. His nemesis is the Painted Bunting, a colorful gem of a bird. When word of the species being spotted nearby reaches the PI, he rushes off to see it…

Cuando la experta en cambio climático Sofía Barboza vivía en la ciudad de Nueva York, le resultó difícil conectarse con el exterior de la misma manera que lo había hecho cuando era niña en Pensilvania. Al regresar a vivir ahí de adulta, Sofía trajo consigo una nueva conciencia sobre las…

When climate scientist Sofia Barboza was living in New York City, she found it challenging to connect with the outdoors the same way she had growing up in Pennsylvania. Returning to live in Pennsylvania as an adult, Sofia brought along her new awareness of birds and their effects on mental…

Rosa Malagón creció creyendo que las aves tienen un significado espiritual, gracias a las enseñanzas de su herencia mexicana de su madre. Rosa, que ahora trabaja para la Hispanic Access Foundation, ayuda a conectar organizaciones sin fines de lucro dirigidas por latinos con fondos del…

Rosa Malagon grew up believing that birds hold spiritual significance, thanks to teachings from her Mexican heritage that her mother would share. Now working for the Hispanic Access Foundation, Rosa helps connect Latino-led nonprofits with funding from the U.S. Forest Service. She also…

Brown-headed Cowbirds have a sneaky approach to parenthood. They lay eggs in the nests of other songbirds, and the songbird hosts often raise the cowbird chick as their own. It’s called nest parasitism. But sometimes the hosts throw out the odd-looking egg. And when that happens, the…

For birds, learning starts early. Birds listen to their parents’ songs and calls from inside the egg. Recent findings have shown that calls from Zebra Finch parents can even prepare their chicks for warmer temperatures before they hatch. Researchers noticed that Zebra Finches make a…