Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

[ad_1] New research from King’s College London has found that seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental wellbeing that can last up to eight hours.  This…

[ad_1] The eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, will help you find and share more birds by harnessing the power of your mobile device. The…

[ad_1] A great way to enjoy bird watching is by going to festivals—they’re organized to get you to great birding spots at a great time of year, and they’re a…

[ad_1] A four-month-old Bar-tailed Godwit known as B6 set a new world record by completing a nonstop 11-day migration of 8,425 miles (13,558 km) from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. This…

[ad_1] When most people think of turkeys, they immediately think of Thanksgiving. But there is more to these incredible birds than feasting on them every November.   Today, you are…

[ad_1] Hybrids of two common North American songbirds, the Black-capped and Mountain Chickadees, are more likely to be found in places where humans have altered the landscape in some way,…

[ad_1] A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe in Central Africa. Scientists were first able…

[ad_1] Attracting crows to your yard does not have to be complicated!   Unfortunately, I have seen a lot of advice that suggests strategies that I find rather silly, such…

[ad_1] For thousands of years, southern Indiana was home to vast stretches of open-canopy oak-hickory forests. That was great for birds like the Prairie Warbler and Red-headed Woodpecker. But starting…

[ad_1] In recent issues of BirdWatching Magazine, we reviewed eight field guides and other books birdwatchers will enjoy. The titles included in this roundup feature the birds of Maine, raptors of…