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Did you know that Barn Swallows are incredible long-distance travelers? They migrate up to 6,000 miles from their breeding grounds in North America to winter in South America! #FeatheredFactFriday Barn Swallow by Karen Hogan, Macaulay Library at Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Summer is the perfect season for outdoor gatherings, but the prevalence of single-use plastics can put birds at risk when they mistake it for food or become entangled in it. #LiveBirdFriendly by avoiding single-use plastics and opting for reusable or compostable items.

🦋 It’s Pollinator Week, and the Los Angeles Zoo’s Project Pollinator is showing what real habitat restoration looks like. Read the full story to see how a single garden can make a migration corridor & pick up a few ideas for your own backyard: s.si.edu/43OdWV7

Coffee is grown in the most biodiverse places on the planet. Unfortunately, most coffee farms have eliminated trees from their land, leaving no place for birds. As these trees disappear, so does the wildlife that depends on them. Choose Bird Friendly® certified coffee!

Overhead power lines kill millions of birds a year. Scientists found a way to help cut the devastating toll theconversation.com/overhead-power…

Make your home more #BirdFriendly and protect pollinators by shopping organic whenever possible and cutting pesticides out of your home and lawn care. #PollinatorWeek

A new study knocks down a popular hypothesis about why birds sing at dawn npr.org/2025/06/20/nx-…

Fun fact! 🎶 The Western Meadowlark’s song can carry up to a mile, making it one of the most distinct sounds in the open grasslands! 🌾🐦 #WesternMeadowlark #FeatheredFactFriday Western Meadowlark by Matthew Pendleton, Macaulay Library at Cornell Lab of Ornithology

What is a hummingbird? Tiny, pugnacious, jewel-like hummingbirds are relatively easy to attract to a garden and fun to have around. A careful look at hummingbirds provides a window into the elegance of adaptation in the natural world. Learn more here! s.si.edu/2MUYHQg

Summer means newly fledged birds are everywhere, still mastering flight and foraging. Outdoor cats are one of the leading causes of injury and death for these young birds. Keep your cat indoors year round to give them the safe start they deserve! Illustration by Nick Garnhart

Learn how to make hummingbird nectar (and some great fun hummingbird facts!) from Smithsonian bird ecologist Brian Evans and nutritionist Erin Kendrick!! 🧑‍🍳 nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-bird…

Where in the world can you buy Bird Friendly® certified coffee? Here’s a handy rundown of our roasters in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. Check them out below, look for the Bird Friendly® logo, and or buy online at birdfriendly.si.edu #BirdFriendlyCoffee

Play the Migration Game!! 🗺️ 🐦 Can you help Wanda the Wood Thrush travel from her winter home in Costa Rica to her summer home in Maryland? nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-bird…

Birds are resilient, and they can rebound. Did you know that waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans) have increased by 56 percent over the past 50 years? #FeatheredFactFriday Courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here’s What’s Being Done to Save Them Both smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

What other birds have made a comeback? The hawk and eagle family has increased by 78 percent, and Osprey populations have more than quadrupled. Courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Are you familiar with the SAFE North American Songbirds (SAFE NAS) program? The goal of SAFE NAS is to reduce the threats to North American songbirds and secure sustainable wild populations of these species throughout their ranges. Learn more here: s.si.edu/4jqmYvV

Did you know that North American Songbird species are declining at an alarming rate? Some simple things to do at home is to provide habitat resources, prevent window collisions by using bird-safe window treatments or decals, and keep our feline friends indoors!

This beautifully black-and-white streaked warbler is a migratory bird of the Americas. It can be found singing its high-pitched song as it travels from its warm wintering grounds of Central and northern South America up to the forested breeding grounds of eastern North America.

The decline of birds signals a broader crisis in the natural world already echoed by global losses in insects, amphibians, and other wildlife. youtube.com/watch?v=cdzU84…