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Birding doesnt require a pair of binoculars and a trip to a nature preserve. If youve ever paused to appreciate a bird, youre already well on your way. Heres how to get into birding.

For birds and other wildlife, winter is a time of resource scarcity. Extreme winter weather events such as a polar vortex can push some species to the edge of survival. Yet winter tends to get short shrift in climate change research, according to UW–

The $24 million gift will enable the center’s unique mission to use bioacoustics to help conserve biodiversity in some of the most remote yet species-rich parts of the world.

The streets of Downtown Honolulu might not be the first place youd think to bird watch, but at least one very special bird calls this city home: the indigenous manu-o-Kū, also known as the white tern. Todays Manu Minute was made with recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Listen • 2:06

Date Time Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations For birds and other wildlife, winter is a time of resource scarcity. Extreme winter weather events such as a polar vortex can push some species to the edge of survival. Yet winter tends to get short shrift in climate change research, according to UW-Madison forest and wildlife ecology Professor Ben Zuckerberg. “When we think about the impact of climate change, winter tends to be overlooked as a time of year that could have signif...

Extreme winter weather events such as a polar vortex can push some species to the edge of survival.

Diverse events and a nod to diversity as we learn from outdoor experts.

How to Attract Western Tanagers A backyard filled with trees is the best way to encourage western tanagers to call your landscape home or stop by for a quick snack. When they’re passing through during fall migration, berry trees and shrubs like serviceberry, blackberry and elderberry help to fill them up. Birdbaths, especially those with moving water, lure western tanagers and many other species throughout summer and during spring and fall migrations. Western Tanager Range Map and Habitat Thi...

Photo of Nadia Alexis by Cullen Brown; IMAGE BY Grace Han FOR THRILLIST You never forget your first. For Jenna Curtis, who works on the eBird app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology, it was a small gray and white Dark-eyed Junco, spotted in her backyard while home sick in eighth grade. “It was the first time I’d ever noticed birds in our yard, and they were the most beautiful birds I’d ever seen,” she remembers. “I convinced my dad to buy a bird...

From the inspiring to the tragic, ‘Adventure News of the Week’ presents a wrap-up of top news in the world of exploration and adventure.