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Nov 10, 2024

Take a few minutes to enjoy breathtaking scenes from a gannet colony in Newfoundland, or connect with your inner child through fun and educational arcade games.

Tap or click to watch a short film about Northern Gannets

WATCH: Delight in the Glorious Gannets at Bird Rock

Travel to easternmost Canada and revel in the raucous spectacle of 20,000 breeding Northern Gannets. Watch these graceful seabirds soar effortlessly above the gray waters—and admire the speckled youngsters as they learn their parents' style. It's 9 minutes of loveliness.

Tap or click to play Flap to the Future arcade game

PLAY: Fun and Educational Games for All Ages

Sometimes you just need a moment to recharge—so try out one of our fanciful, fun video games. For an old-school arcade experience, try Flap to the Future. You start as a flightless dinosaur—can you develop the ability to fly as a modern-day bird?

Or take a musical break with Beast Box. Build your own song using snippets of wild animal sounds, while learning about the ecosystems where they live.

click or tap to watch a short slo-mo video of the mystery bird foraging.

Mystery bird by Sam Zhang / Macaulay Library. Click through to see slow motion video.

What Bird Is This?

Look for this large, bold sparrow vigorously kicking up leaf litter in thickets or scratching for morsels under your feeder. Most birds east of the Rockies are rusty (as in this picture), but in other regions these birds can be gray to dark brown.

Have you seen this vulpine visitor this fall? Find out its name and check out this cool slow-mo video of its scrappy foraging style.

Tap or click to learn more about the Odd Ducks waterfowl workshop

White-cheeked Pintail and Mottled Duck by

Paul Budde / Macaulay Library.

Workshop: Odd Ducks and Wayward Waterfowl

This live, online class from Bird Academy will discuss some of the more unusual ducks and geese that might appear in the U.S. and Canada, including hybrids and exciting visitors that blow in from far-flung places. Tue, Nov 19, 7:00 PM ET. Register by this Monday and save 20%.

Click or tap to see tips to identify tricky doves

White-winged Dove by

Charlotte Byers / Macaulay Library.

Tricky IDs: How Many Doves Do You Know?

Mourning Doves are the most widespread dove in North America, but Eurasian Collared-Doves and White-winged Doves are also common in many places. Learn how to tell the differences with this illustrated guide from Project FeederWatch.

Bird News and Resources

Sort Out Your Sparrows for Less: Get 30% off the online, self-paced course Be A Better Birder: Sparrow Identification through November 11.

Remote Forests in South America Are Seeing Big Declines in Birdlife: Explore the mystery in this article from the latest issue of Living Bird magazine.

Webinar: The Bird Genoscape Project. Wed Nov 13, 5:30 PM ET.

Hear how a group of scientists uses innovative genetic tools to map songbird migration, helping pinpoint where birds face threats throughout the year.

Webinar: What's New in Avian Taxonomy. Thur Nov 14, 12:00 PM ET.

Learn about Herring Gull splits, redpoll lumps, and other intriguing changes to the Checklist of North American Birds. More info.

Attend a Bird Festival: Festivals are a great way to enjoy birds and meet like-minded people—check out our full listings.

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