Search
Donate Now
Contact
Home
Visit
Hours
Getting to the Zoo
Zoo Map
Plan Your Visit
Daily Programs
Calendar
Shops, Food, Amenities
Accessibility
Park Rules
Tourist Information
Group Packages
Host Your Own Event at the Zoo
About Us
Mission
What We Do
History
Meet the Staff
Our Boards
Future Plans
Behind the Scenes
Annual Reports & Public Documents
Calendar
Our Animals
Animal Index
Photo Galleries
Live AnimalCams
Send E-Cards
Animal Wallpaper
Take a Virtual World Tour
African Savanna
Amazonia
Asia Trail
Asian Elephants
Backyard Biology
Birds
Giant Pandas
Great Apes and Other Primates
Great Cats
Invertebrates
Kids' Farm
North America
Ocean Living
Reptiles and Amphibians
Small Mammals
Think Tank
Members
Join or Renew Today
Member Benefits
Give a Gift Membership
Corporate Membership
Replace Your Membership Card
Change Address
Contact Us
Frequently Asked Membership Questions
Reciprocating Zoos and Aquariums
All About FONZ
Jobs at FONZ
Science
National Zoo Science Plan
Spotlight on Science
Spotlight on Vet Medicine
Centers
Conservation Education and Sustainability
Migratory Birds
Conservation Ecology
Species Survival
Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
Wildlife Health and Husbandry Sciences
Education
Field Trip Resources
Classroom Resources and School Partnerships
Classes and Camps
Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Opportunities and Training
Online Resources
Publications
Smithsonian Zoogoer
Scientific Publications
Recent Books
Online Features
Newsroom
Green Team Tips
E-Newsletters
Support the Zoo
Join FONZ
Adopt a Species
Give a Gift Membership
Sponsor an Event
Help Build a New Home for Clouded Leopards
Donate to Elephant Trails
Giant Panda Conservation Fund
Support Another Zoo Program
Get a FONZ Capital One Visa
Commemorative Benches
Volunteer
Shop
The National Zoo Store Online
Shop the Migratory Bird Center
Buy Event Tickets
Home
Science
MBC
Spotlight on Birds
Migratory Bird Center
About Us
Coffee
Education
Research
Related Resources
Bird Marks
Spotlight on Birds Archive:
You Are What Eats You
by Gregory Gough (September 2009)
Mangroves: Trouble in the Tropics
by Gregory Gough (August 2009)
Forensic Analysis
by Gregory Gough (June 2009)
Finding the Right Spot
by Gregory Gough (August 2008)
Salt Marsh Sounds
by Gregory Gough (July 2008)
Maiden Flight
by Gregory Gough (May 2008)
A Surprise Visit
by Gregory Gough (February 2008)
Can Birds Smell?
by David Challinor (October 2007)
Cover Artwork
by Russell Greenberg (November 2007)
West Nile Virus Hammers Backyard Birds
by Shannon LaDeau (May 2007)
Tool Use by Chestnut-backed Chickadee
by Sandy Salmons and Gregory Gough (April 2007)
The Last Heath Hen
by David Challinor (January 2007)
So, You're Going to the Tropics!
by Russell Greenberg (November 2006)
Avian Flu
by David Challinor (October 2006)
Fear, Loathing, and Adaptability in Birds
by Russell Greenberg (August 2006)
Birds of many Feathers
by Russell Greenberg (September 2006)
Where Do They Come from? … Where Do They Go?
by Russell Greenberg (July 2006)
West Nile Virus in our Backyard
by Gregory Gough (June 2006)
Day in the Life of a Rusty Blackbird
by Claudia Mettke-Hofmann (March 2006)
Kirtland’s Warbler Research
by Stacy Philpott (December 2005)
Not All House Wren Parents Are Equal
by Mike Newhouse and Bob Reitsma (September 2005)
Migratory Mystery of a Secretive Sparrow Comes to Light
by Michael Lipske
Special to Inside Smithsonian Research (July 2005)
Blackbird Behavior
by Claudia Mettke-Hofmann (June 2005)
Can Birds Change Their Nesting Strategy?
by Susana Peluc and Gregory Gough (May 2005)
Beauty and Symmetry
by David Challinor (April 2005)
Why Tropical Birds Are Different but Temperate-zone Birds Are Odd
by Eugene Morton (February 2005)
Successes and Failures
by David Challinor (January 2005)
California Bird’s Puzzling Decline
by Gregory Gough, Scott Sillett and Scott Morrison (October 2004)
Epiphytes, Birds, and Coffee: More Tropical Connections
by Andrea Cruz-Angon (April 2004)
Singing the Blues
by Gregory Gough and Scott Sillett (May 2004)
Cattle Pastures: Unlikely Bird Habitat
by Gregory Gough (January 2004)
Do Birds Make a Difference?
by Sunshine van Bael (December 2003)
Why Ovenbirds Hate Maple Syrup
by Eugene Morton (September 2003)
The Chocolate Tree
by Robert Rice and Russell Greenberg (August 2003)
Martin Landlords Get To Know Their Birds
by Eugene Morton (July 2003)
Competition with the Locals
by Gregory Gough (May 2003)
Puzzling Behavior
by Scott Sillett (June 2003)
Sex, Song, and the Promiscuous Warbler
by Eugene Morton (April 2003)
Ants versus Birds and the Goddess of Tropical Roaches
by Russell Greenberg (March 2003)
The Hairy Trees of Mexico
by Russell Greenberg to his six-year old son, Jeremy (November 1997)
Standards of Learning
Main Menu
Home
About us
Coffee
Education
Research
Most Popular
Bird of the Month
Coffee Slide Show
Migration Game
Photo Gallery
Tools
Widgets
Video
Recursos Españoles
Page Controls
Print
Send
Gorilla Born at the Zoo, Watch a Video!
Watch a Slideshow of the Zoo's Red Pandas
Get a 2009 Computer Calendar When You Donate
Enter the Fujifilm Panda Photo Sharing Sweepstakes
Spotlight on Vet Medicine: Sight for a Giant Panda's Sore Eye
Primate Minds, Arctic Lessons, Enrichment, and More in the New
Smithsonian Zoogoer
How the Zoo Is Saving Wild Equids
Diary of a Zoo Leader in Training
Get Tai Shan Screen Saver and 66 Wallpaper Choices With Your Donation
Support the National Zoo
Get Winter Warmth Tips
Help Build the Elephant Exercise Trek