What course is Bird Academy working on?

Follow the clues and guess our upcoming course for a chance to win free access!
Tune in to this page daily from March 7–March 13, 2025 to find a new clue each day. You can make your guess at any time during the week, but you only get one! Anyone who guesses will be entered into our mystery course giveaway, and we'll give out free access to this upcoming course to seven lucky entrants!
Your Clues:
- Some species in this group of birds have been known to play by dropping objects mid-air and swooping down to catch them.
- This group of birds isn't known to have any songs, but they're still excellent communicators!
- Equally at home at sea, on land, and in the air.
- These very social birds are never shy. In fact, they’re known to be a bit piratical.
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Orbital Ring - a patch of featherless-skin around a bird's eye. This group of birds commonly shows a variety of colorful orbital rings that can help with ID.
- This group of birds usually comes in shades of white, black, gray, and brown. But sometimes, they're pink!

Don't worry, you don't need to be correct to be entered to win. But a correct guess will earn you satisfaction and bragging rights.
We'll give you a few more clues after you guess, then reveal the answer on Mach 14, 2025. We hope you look forward to it!
No donation necessary. Contest begins March 6, 2025 and ends Mar 13, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Winner informed by Mar 16, 2025. Must be at least 18 years of age. One entry per person with valid email address. Void where prohibited. Official rules here.
Bird images and videos courtesy of Macaulay Library:
American Robin by Connor Cochrane
Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Zane Shantz
Rock Pigeon by Ryan Schain
Great Blue Heron by Gates Dupont
Mallard by Gautam Apte
American Herring Gull by Sam Zhang
Mysterious eye by David Brown
Sea Star by Sam Denenberg
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