When you’re birding by ear, you use the same skills as when you’re recognizing music; listening to sounds, patterns, changes in pitch, in tone and in volume, but in nature rather than in music. You ...

Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans to build our own flying machines. This makes those ...

Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from raccoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails. Even if you don't see them, most of these creatures are leaving evidence of ...

The rare bird, spotted in a backyard in Texas, is the first known blue jay-green jay hybrid in the wild, according to a new study.

Ohio is better prepared for future bird flu outbreaks after curbing the most recent epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Plummeting temperatures present challenges for birds as supplies become scarce, but the experts have revealed the one food mistake that could drive robins away from your garden this October. Like ...

Isle of Feathers has arrived on Kickstarter - a tile-laying puzzle board game where players compete to build their vision of an avian paradise.

La Cumplida has turned deforested hills into thriving shade-grown coffee farms, showing that healing the land can also grow profits.

For the last two hours this morning, I have been mesmerized by what I think is the best bird of my day! As usual I was surveying the landscape of tall, huge, spruce trees. Mixed in are some alder, a ...

Birds are a highly diverse group of vertebrates who come in a wide range of forms and sizes, from large Common Ostriches to tiny hummingbirds, display a broad array of sociality ranging from highly ...

Not as well known as the showy, colorful spring migration, autumn still brings new birds to Connecticut, delighting birders.

The vast majority of birds are diurnal, meaning that they are active during the day and sleep at night. Truly nocturnal species make up a small minority; these birds stay awake at night to hunt, fly ...