Michael Stein

These beautiful large white cranes pause to feed and rest on the Platte River in Nebraska, during their annual migration down the central flyway from Canada to southern Texas.

The American Dipper is a not a flashy bird with its stone gray body, but its rhythmic bobbing is remarkable, and a little mysterious.

The Florida Everglades are home to a bird called the Snail Kite. It eats only one type of snail and is endangered because its wetland habitat has been altered.

The Willow Ptarmigan is a handsome bird that nests up on the Alaskan tundra. But it has a downright silly laugh of a voice.

Every year, the spring rains bring life, and birdcalls, back to the California desert.