Ornithology

Audubon Lists 20 Declining Bird Species
National Audubon Society releases "State of the Birds: Common Birds in Decline."

I'll Take Who She's Having
Some female birds select mates by coping other females' choices.

Mentally Strong Migrant Birds
Migrating songbirds have chronic sleep deprivation but still function well.

Optical Terms for Birders
Check out these definitions of common optical terms for binoculars and spotting scopes.

Researchers Find the Avian Elvis
There have been multiple sightings of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

Technology as a Search Tool in Arkansas Swamps
An inside source describes the techniques used to search for Ivory-billed Woodpeckers.

The Hummingbird Family
The hummingbird family Trochilidae contains the second-highest number of individual species of any bird family in the world.