The red-flanked bluetail has appeared at a park near the Potomac River, marking only the second time the species has been ...

Millions of birds invisibly migrate through the night sky each autumn, most flying in near silence toward their wintering ...

My friend Trip Lamb’s recent photographs from Africa reinforced for me the value of vicarious ecology, which I define as enjoying someone else’s outdoor experiences. Vicarious ecology offers ways to ...

Bee-eater birds are stunningly colorful, but their diet of bees and other insects puts them at odds with humans.

Zim Bog attracts birders from around the world. They flock there hoping to spot owls, hawks and rare songbirds that spend ...

The last two or three weeks of really cold weather and snow cover have limited my treks into my usual haunts in the Times News area. Add into that the fact that my favorite areas to find waterfowl, ...

BirdCast shares a three-day forecast for the migration as well as a live map of the migration. Clicking through the three-day forecast can help birders plan ahead for the next few days. The BirdCast ...

A Northern Lapwing is standing calmly in shallow water near the shore. Its black and white head pattern and long crest ...

Launched three decades ago, the Great Backyard Bird Count mobilizes citizen scientists to monitor bird populations and ...

They are fast and dangerous but these birds of prey are also supremely weird. Here's 12 of the oddest hunters of the sky ...

Find out when to put out hummingbird feeders and how to keep the gorgeous birds around during the growing season.

John Comatos of Chardon said he tries to donate blood at least three times a year. He did his part to keep that tradition going in 2026 by participating in a blood drive sponsored by the American Red ...