From 勛圖窪蹋 Magazine

An aerial view of a snowy St. Matthew Island with a tiny spec of a human in the distance.
The Search for One of North America's Rarest Birds
March 31, 2025 — Scientists must journey to remote islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, braving uncertain conditions, to reach the breeding grounds of McKay's Buntings.
A group of 20 juvenile Brown Pelicans are herded by Alex DeLuca in a beachy landscape.
Ready and Able
March 25, 2025 — The time to spring into action is before its too late.
An American Robin stretches its wings as it flies past a blooming tree with white buds.
Our Connected Planet
March 25, 2025 — Birds tell a story about the health of the environment. Were listening.
An aerial landscape dotted with small bodies of water.
Birding Bucket List: Tour America's Duck Factory' in the Bird-Packed Prairie Pothole Region
March 25, 2025 — Glacier-carved fields and ephemeral wetlands provide a crucial stopover for long-distance migrants and prolific breeding grounds for a wide variety of duck species and other waterfowl.
Four researchers kneeling in sand secure a Brown Pelican by its beak and prepare to swab its mouth.
North Carolina's Cape Fear River Is a Forever Chemical HotspotWhat Does That Mean for Its Birds and People?
March 25, 2025 — Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living along the waterway must grapple with how contamination is affecting life on the river. Yet as hard as it is to conduct health studies on humans, its even harder with wild animals.
A long line of students, books in hand, walk from their schoolhouse through a grassy field.
How an Indigenous Community in the Amazon Created a Bird Guide of Their Own
March 25, 2025 — Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallaces visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil worked with scientists to survey local birds and document cultural traditions. In doing so, they flipped the script of how research gets done.
Partially hidden by brown grass and shrubbery, a Lesser Prairie-Chicken with its patterned, striped feathers dances to attract a mate.
In the Great Plains, Landowners Are Banking On the Lesser Prairie-Chickens Survival
March 25, 2025 — The best bet to save the imperiled species may be a system that pays farmers and ranchers to protect its grassland home.
The Many Ways Scientists Are Turning Birds Into Feathered Field Assistants
March 25, 2025 — From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the Internet of Animals to map, understand, and protect our changing world.
Colorful leaves float on the surface of a pool of shallow water on the forest floor.
Vernal Pools Are the Place to Be for Woodland Crittersas Long as They Last
March 25, 2025 — Researchers and community scientists have teamed up to map and protect these ephemeral biodiversity hotspots before they disappear for good.
A Sandhill Crane walks through a freshly planted corn field.
Wisconsin Weighs Sandhill Crane Hunts to Protect Crops Despite a Nonlethal Option
March 25, 2025 — Wildlife advocates say hunting Sandhill Cranes could hurt populations without solving the problem of crop damage. Meanwhile, a nontoxic coating for seeds offers a safer path.