This Issue
House (Wrecking) Wrens
Do you like your backyard birds to offer a titillating mix of romance, broken homes and violence? Then take a look at the breeding behavior of the house wren.
Backyard Birding
Protect Birds from Cats
Outdoor cats kill tens of millions of songbirds a year. Stop the slaughter by keeping your pet in—and entertained with a bird-watching station for cats.
Conservation
2010 State of the Birds Report
The Interior Department releases a new report concluding that 100s of species of U.S. birds are threatened by global warming.
Bird Behavior
Singing in the Brain
Like humans—and unlike most species—songbirds learn the vocalizations they make. Discover how scientists are applying the results of birdsong studies to how people learn to speak.
Spotlight Bird
Celebrate Vultures
To mark the return of migratory turkey vultures, several U.S. communities celebrate Buzzard Day in mid-March.
Learn about the turkey vulture's Spanish cousin, the bearded vulture—the only bird species that deliberately dyes its plumage.
Bird Photography
Photo Contest
Learn how Bernard Friel made this 2009 winning image of an indigo bunting and find out how to enter this year's contest.