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Birding, the American Birding Association's flagship magazine, has been in circulation for 49 years and is published every two months. It has transformed from a simple 8-page mimeographed newsletter into a vibrant, full-color magazine that has received multiple awards for its quality.

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Research on Ice - American Birding Association

6 days ago | aba.org | Rebecca Minardi

A review byRebecca HeismanThe Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica by Naira de GraciaScribner, 2024256 pages, paperbackABA Sales–Buteo Books 15415It will be spring when this book review is published, but no matter what time of year it is when you sit down to read Naira de Gracia’s The Last Cold Place, you’ll soon find yourself transported to a land of ice, snow, wind—and penguins.
Migrants on the Move: Weather Patterns Seem Favorable for the Second Week of May

1 week ago | aba.org | Frank Izaguirre

Recent meteorological reports suggest weather patterns have created favorable conditions for large movements of migrating birds across the Midwest. Migration has been somewhat suppressed in the first week of May due to northerly winds and mostly unfavorable conditions for migrants moving northward, but starting within the next couple of days, migration may dramatically ramp up.
Rare Bird Alert: May 9, 2025

1 week ago | aba.org | Nate Swick

Continuing rarities in the ABA Area include Yellow-headed Caracara (ABA Code 5) in Florida, and Cattle Tyrant (5), Brown Jay (4), and Mottled Owl (4), still persising in Texas. The Brown Jays have reportedly been seen on a nest for the first time in several decades in the ABA Area.
Has the Nechisar Nightjar Mystery Been Solved?

1 week ago | aba.org | Frank Izaguirre

The authors of a new study believe they have solved one of the world’s great rare bird mysteries: the case of the Nechisar Nightjar, Caprimulgus solala. In 1990, a single wing, from a roadkill specimen, was collected in Ethiopia’s Nechisar National Park, in the southern part of the country, during a birding expedition. The combination of its wing length and the extent and positioning of a distinct white patch on the outer primaries led to its description as a new species in 1995.
09-18: This Month in Birding - April 2025

2 weeks ago | aba.org | Nate Swick

It’s time for another This Month in Birding, this time for April, despite the fact that this episode technically comes out in May. That’s bonus for May rather than a loss for April. Which is all the more appropriate because this is the time of year that we’ve all been waiting for. This tim around, we welcome Gabriel Foley, Frank Izaguirre, and Purbita Saha to talk bird study bias, hummingbird hives, and whether or not birds “sit”.
Rare Bird Alert: April 25, 2025 - American Birding Association

3 weeks ago | aba.org | Nate Swick

Continuing ABA Area rarities are pretty much exclusive to Texas these days, with Yellow-headed Caracara (ABA Code 5), Cattle Tyrant (5), Brown Jay (4), and Asian (Amur) Stonechat (4) in various parts of the state. As if all that wasn’t enough, Texas boasts another potential stunner this week in the form of a pair of Military Macaws seen near Big Bend National Park in Brewster Co in the far west of the state. These birds represent a potential 1st record not only for Texas, but for the ABA Area.
09-17: Wild NYC with Ryan Mandelbaum

3 weeks ago | aba.org | Nate Swick

Regular listeners to this podcast certainly know science writer Ryan Mandelbaum from their regular appearances on This Month in Birding. Those listeners who enjoy Ryan’s wit and passion for wildlife will no doubt be exited to learn that Ryan has a new book, Wild NYC, a guidebook to nature observation in the United State’s largest city.
Have You Seen the Sky Dance?

3 weeks ago | aba.org | Frank Izaguirre

Have you seen the sky dance yet? Every year, birders look forward to the return of American Woodcocks, Scolopax minor, to their breeding grounds. Woodcocks begin arriving on territory as early as March, in late winter. The best time to observe their famous “sky dance,” a courtship display, is March through April, just after sunset or also before sunrise. Dusk displays often last longer and are the more popular viewing option among birders.
Mountain Bluebirds in Chicago

3 weeks ago | aba.org | Frank Izaguirre

Before yesterday, April 20, there had never been a Cook County, Illinois, record for Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides. But today, April 21, there are three. Chicago appears to be experiencing a Mountain Bluebird invasion. A bird found in Humboldt Park on April 20, represented a first county record, and was seen by several dozen birders before eventually flying west out of the park.
09-16: Birds, Wildfires, and Smoke with Olivia Sanderfoot

1 month ago | aba.org | Nate Swick

A warmer and drier world means, unfortunately, a world in which wildfire becomes a greater risk. We know, all too well, the risk these fires pose to wild places, but there is surprisingly little we know about the risk to wildlife. That is the work of Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot, a researcher at UCLA looking at the impacts of wildfire smoke on wild birds and trying to answer a few of those increasingly relevant questions. Also, Nate is out of town and hoping to see Mississippi Kites.