Continuing rarities in the ABA Area include Yellow-headed Caracaras (ABA Code 5) in both Florida and Texas. Texas also continues to host he long-staying Mottled Owl (5) in the Loer Valley, and a Little Stint (4) is still being seen into this week in California. The Pacific Northwest has seen a minor influx of [...] The post Rare Bird Alert: October 17, 2025 appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
Renowned artist Tony Fitzpatrick was beloved in the Chicago birding community and a dear friend of the ABA. Read this celebration of Tony's life by ABA web czar Greg Neise. The post Remembering Tony Fitzpatrick appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
Birding magazine editor and random birder Ted Floyd is back for another trip around the bird list. The post 09-42: Random Birds, October 2025, with Ted Floyd appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
An enthusiastic birder volunteers for a kestrel nest-box project, boosting awareness through hands-on volunteering and creative social media, embodying how local connections power conservation efforts. The post New Jersey Birder Monitors American Kestrel Chicks in Conservation Effort appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
The track record for fall rarities in California has historically been very good. There is rarely a year in which this period doesn’t produce a mind-bending rarity, be it from east Asia, Mexico or on the ocean. Lucky birders on a pelagic out of Bodega Bay in Marin Co struck gold this week... The post Rare Bird Alert: October 10, 2025 appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
It's not hard to get birders talking about some of the big questions in our hobby. And this time we go back in the archives of Birding magazine to collect some historic hot takes for another edition of Take It or Leave It, the discussion panel for the most opinionated birders. This time [...] The post 09-41: Take It or Leave It: Trumpeter Swans, Probability, and the Internet of Birding appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
Warbler wizard Gene Koziara goes over some of the challenges of identifying one tricky fall warbler migrant which may receive less attention than it deserves, the Prairie Warbler. The post Warbler Review: Identifying Fall Prairie Warblers appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
What IS that? Is that a tail and wingtips? What?! Yup, and that’s how it’s gonna be. There’s not all that much to go on, but more than enough to get to the right species...| American Birding Association
The ABA Area continues to host a number of continental rarities, many of which have been present for more than a year. Both Mottled Owl (ABA Code 5), and Yellow-headed Caracara (5) continue in Texas, the latter of which is not molting into its adult plumage. The ABA 1st Gray Gull (5) is once again [...] The post Rare Bird Alert: October 3, 2025 appeared first on American Birding Association.| American Birding Association
Spring 2025: 1 Mar–31 May Greg Hanisek ctgregh@gmail.com Recommended citation: Hanisek, G. 2025. Spring 2025: New England. <https://wp.me/p8iY2g-jTW> North American Birds. Sub-regional Compilers L. Bevier (Maine), J. Trimble (Massachusetts), S. Mirick (New Hampshire), R. Farrell (Rhode Island), K. McFarland (Vermont). Abbreviations Lake Champlain (Vermont side of L. Champlain); Hammonasset (Hammonassett Beach S.P., [...] The post New England: Spring 2025 appeared first on American Birding A...| American Birding Association
Embark on an extraordinary birding expedition through Colombia's diverse ecosystems with the ABA. From the Llanos lowland ecosystem to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, we’ll encounter breathtaking landscapes that are home to a dazzling array of endemic bird species.| American Birding Association
Welcome to Birding Online! Here, all ABA members can access the extended online content from the September 2025 issue of Birding magazine.| American Birding Association
Researchers at the University of Maine seek birder reports of American Goshawk nests from 2020–2025. Data aids conservation, taxonomy, and understanding of this elusive forest raptor.| American Birding Association
In this issue, Doug Gochfeld remembers his friend Tom Johnson. Biologists Matt Hale and Nick Block discuss the genetics of “winged warblers”. And we offer reports on ABA Checklist Committee activities, eBird taxonomy updates, and winter finch irruptions.| American Birding Association
It’s that time of year! North American Birds Editor Michael Retter fills us in on AOS splits of Warbling Vireo, White Tern, Nutting’s Flycatcher, Squirrel Cuckoo, and more.| American Birding Association
This annotated list includes 1,153 species documented to have occurred in the ABA Area according to the criteria of the ABA Checklist Committee.| American Birding Association
