BirdNote Daily

Mikko Jimenez is a PhD student doing research on bird migration. Growing up in Chicago, he played beach volleyball at Mo... Read more

Sandhill Crane families form a close bond. A pair of adults might travel north with their young from the previous summer... Read more

Some swifts and frigatebirds stay aloft for months. But for a long time, scientists did not know if the birds might be s... Read more

Midday temperatures in southeast Arizona soar above 100 degrees during the month of July. But relief is coming. A summer... Read more

When they migrate, tiny songbirds that spend most of their lives on land fly hundreds of miles over the ocean at a stret... Read more

A few times each year, the Eastern Paradise-Whydah puts on its party clothes. This small finch is found in East Africa, ... Read more

Found in much of Central America, White-throated Magpie-Jay flocks are family groups led by a dominant female. They incl... Read more

Bird nests can be hard to find, often hidden in plain sight. Is the clever camouflage simply the result of using buildin... Read more

Throughout much of North America, the Great Blue Heron graces waterways, ponds and lakes. They’re built for hunting fish... Read more

Just a few weeks past the solstice, and the real heat of summer is yet to come. Some shorebirds are already on their way... Read more