BORB!!!

New book review! Book reviewer Lori Potter details how Joe Roy's new book, "The Art of Hawk Watching," is perhaps best understood as a cri de cœur—a passionate call to look, to look everywhere and to look more closely—for birds of prey. Read the review here: www.aba.org/for-the-love...

Did you know Horned Larks can be found on five continents: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America? In Africa, Horned Larks occur in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco year-round as part of a distinct North African population. Atlas birds are resident and make only short seasonal moves.

Horned Lark merch is here! Celebrate the 2026 ABA Bird of the Year, the resilient and charismatic Horned Lark, with our brand-new merchandise collection! Store here: www.aba.org/product-cate...

The Horned Lark posting will continue.

A king eider in Toronto Harbour proved to be our first lifer of 2026. "Lifer" means the first time we have ever seen this species of bird. They normally spend winter in Alaska, the eastern seaboard, & #Greenland. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #birdphotography @aba.org

Got it on the first try! 😎

Got any birding plans for the weekend?

Take the January Photo Quiz! It's everybody's favorite... a gull! www.aba.org/january-2026...

Check out this week's Rare Bird Alert, highlighted by a Red-flanked Bluetail! www.aba.org/rare-bird-al...

Catch Greg and Nate on WTB Live today at 1pm ET! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfOF...

First podcast episode of the year! Bird of the Year artist Kristina Knowski and host Nate Swick talk about Knowski's widely admired bird art, about her experiences with Horned Larks, and about the general awesomeness of the Bird of the Year. Listen here: www.aba.org/10-01-2026-b...

Book reviewer Rebecca Heisman, writing in the Jan. 2026 issue of Birding, explains how British science writer Matt Ridley’s newest book, "Birds, Sex, and Beauty," is an attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: Why are some birds so astonishingly beautiful? www.aba.org/why-birds-ar...

The ABA Olympia: Shorebirds and Seabirds of the Pacific Northwest tour offers birders an immersive week of identifying dynamic shorebird and pelagic seabird species along Washington’s coast and offshore waters.

The @aba.org has named the Horned Lark its Bird of the Year for 2026. I don't get to see them very often here but it's a great choice! #birds #birdoftheyear #hornedlark #HOLA

No photos but how about some sketches of the first record of US Horned Lark in the UK (as opposed to the wintering Shorelarks we get each year). Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall in October 2001.

The @aba.org has named the Horned Lark its Bird of the Year for 2026. Great choice! #birds #birding #birdoftheyear #hornedlark #HOLA

Congratulations to the Horned Lark @aba.org Bird of the Year!! I will miss you COLO but I welcome the Larks!

A horned lark in a snowy farm field in #Ontario #Canada. The horned lark is the 2026 ABA Bird of the Year. Not always an easy bird to find but a thrill when you do. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #nature #birdphotography @aba.org

Love your picture! The Horned Lark is very worthy of being the ABA 2026 Bird Of The Year. Always a thrill when you see one. @aba.org #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature

Have you already seen a Horned Lark this year? Where and when?

This is probably my best shot of a Horned Lark, fluffed up to stay warm in the cold weather of a Wisconsin winter. #BorbMode

These are the best I've managed. I love these birds, great choice for BOTY!

Happy National Bird Day! 🐦‍⬛🐦🐤

Took these back in September 2023. I thought it was neat to have both male and female (or juvenile?). To my knowledge, that was the only time I saw this species.

Happy Year of the Horned Lark to all who celebrate

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these aren't too bad...taken in Southern Manitoba last March

A Horned Lark to celebrate their reign as @aba.org 2026 Bird of the Year! This one dropped into the #hawkwatch atop Mount Watatic in MA in September 2019, a very surprising timing and location at 1800 feet! As I recall, it was eating spiders off the rocks! #birding 🪶

The Horned Lark was my first study species in graduate school, so I’m taking this as a good omen!

I'm no photographer, so how about an illustration? #BirdArt #SciArt 🪶

Here are a couple I like (why's it so hard to get the horns?). Both taken in Liberty State Park, Jersey City.

Just saying

The 2026 ABA Bird of the Year is the Horned Lark! Get ready for a great year of celebrating Horned Larks! www.aba.org/the-2026-aba...

Here are some of mine that are okay.

@aba.org ABA Bird of the Year 2026!! Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Nepali name: जुंगे भारद्धाज (Junge Bhardwaj) I wrote an article for the Birding Magazine (January edition) about Horned Larks! So excited to see the article in final print (soon).

Two of my favorites from Fargo, ND

Are you all excited about the @aba.org bird of the year reveal tomorrow?? I am!! My guess is: Red Crossbill for the BOTY 2026 ;))

Anybody got any good Horned Lark photos?

This is today!

Pleasantly surprised to discover last week's episode of the ABA podcast discussed our recent warbler hybrid work. Give it a listen! doi.org/10.1080/1559...

What was your first bird species of 2026?

Last bird species of 2025?

Stood in 7° 25mph winds for an hour to get this blurry shot of a Short Eared Owl from a quarter mile away…still counts! Last #lifer of the year #249! I started birding in Jan of 2025. Resolution completed, lifelong journey began! 🎉 @aba.org #birding #birdwatching #birds #wildlifephotography

The presence of Common Loons indicates ecosystem health because their bodies accumulate mercury and other contaminants as they move up the food chain. Loon monitoring can double as ecosystem health monitoring. The ABA salutes all the birders who monitor and protect Common Loons.

Common Loons can’t walk well on land because their legs are positioned very far back on their bodies. This rear-leg placement makes them powerful underwater swimmers but extremely awkward on land, essentially unable to stand or walk more than a short shuffle.

Continuing with our Common Loon sendoff for the ABA 2025 Bird of the Year: Common Loon chicks can swim on their own within hours of hatching, but they often ride on their parents' back for the first few days to weeks of their lives because that helps keep them warm and protects them from predators.

We're sending off the Common Loon, the 2025 ABA Bird of the Year, with some loon facts! Most Common Loons winter along major coastlines. Although loons are fiercely territorial during the breeding season, in winter they often gather in loose coastal groups, especially where fish are abundant.

Deep in the forests of Northeast Brazil, a distinctive song can reveal the location of an elusive ground-dweller: the White-browed Antpitta. Expert local guides can help you connect with this sought-after skulker. June 26-July 7, 2026. Learn more and sign up! www.aba.org/northeast-br...

New review! In the Dec. 2025 issue of Birding, Julian Hough reviews "Listers," a documentary on extreme birding that appeared on YouTube in a surprise appearance earlier this year. "Listers" was met with immediate acclaim in the birding community. Read here: www.aba.org/brothers-and...