You often hear about rare birds. People who are involved in conservation spend a lot of time thinking about them, and that’s certainly true for the two of us. We’re big advocates for whooping ...

These birds are gray with vibrant red stripes on their wings ... They are less likely to appear in mainland North America, but it is still possible. They forage for seeds, fruit, and insects ...

Across North America, three-fourths of bird species ... The population losses among the continent’s birds — red-winged blackbirds belting conk-la-ree! in marshlands, chickadees gathering ...

In North America, that tends to be male birds ... near the California border. A red-billed tropic bird, typically found off the coasts of Southern California and Baja California, was seen ...