Three peregrine falcons sit in a nest box Muscatine Power and Water along the Mississippi River. This box has seen 23 baby falcons fledged. From 1959-1989 there were no peregrine falcons found in the ...

Being fast has its advantages for birds. In outwitting predators, raising a family or being the first to recognize a new source of food, being fast can boost a bird’s chances of survival. Who wins the ...

Nature never ceases to amaze us, and one of its most fascinating marvels is a bird that can literally sleep in the sky — while flying — for months at a time. This incredible avian feat belongs to the ...

"Birds of the World, a powerful new resource that brings together scholarly content from four celebrated works of ornithology--Birds of North America and Neotropical Birds (originally published by the ...