Enjoy The Beauty of Backyard Birds in Our New Video Series
On cold winter days, birds bring liveliness and joy into your backyard. In a new video series filled with super-slow-motion and up-close footage, we invite you to cozy up to titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, and more. Each episode explores a different facet of how birds survive and thrive in your backyard. Dive into the first episode of Backyard Birds Revealed and watch everyday birds in a new light!
Bringing Birds Back to a Brazilian Forest, One Species at a Time
In the 1800s, birds and trees gradually disappeared from Brazil's Aratanha Mountains as plantation agriculture spread across the region. In time, the farms dwindled and forest reclaimed the mountains. Can biologists help the birds return, too? Read about some of their early successes in this article from the latest issue of Living Bird magazine.
Mystery bird by Gerald Romanchuk / Macaulay Library.
What Bird Is This?
In the cold months, this spunky species from eastern North America takes to younger, open woodlands—in contrast to the mature forests where it nests—and becomes easier to find. Listen for a quiet barking call, similar to a Song Sparrow, and watch for quick mouselike movements along fallen logs and upturned roots in the understory. Do you know the species?
Walk leader Adé Ben-Salahuddin regards an "early" bird. Photo by Nicholas St. Fleur.
Bird News and Resources
Be a Part of Positive Change! Calling all land trusts and conservation orgs: Apply for small grants (10K to 25K) to fund projects that help birds. The deadline for proposals is March 1, 2026. Apply now.
Advances From Our Hub of Bird Discovery: Get an insider's look at the technological advances and people-powered highlights of the past year from the teams at eBird, Merlin, the Macaulay Library, and Birds of the World.
Intro to Drawing Birds: Join us for a virtual, real-time tutorial with science illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller. Saturday, January 24, at 3:00 p.m ET. Sign up now.
Attend a Bird Festival: Festivals are a great way to enjoy birds and meet like-minded people. See our bird festival directory.
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