Do you enjoy challenging bird IDs? Last month our expert had a doozy, and it taught him a lesson: Don’t let preconceived notions trip you up.

Scientists say a pair of condors are likely tending to an egg high up in a California redwood — the first time that's happened there in more than a century. A Yurok wildlife official gives an update.

Woodpeckers aren’t trying to be musicians, but they are drummers. You may have heard the familiar drumming of a woodpecker before. They are omnivorous consumers of insects, tree sap and nectar, along ...

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

What makes hundreds of people pull on boots before dawn and head into foggy winter woods for a glimpse of a bird smaller than ...

From the iridescent purple sunbird to the gregarious rose-ringed parakeet, the country is teeming with beautiful avian life ...

The changes in the natural world, associated with the advance of spring, are triggered by an increase in average temperatures ...

This is Birding for Every BODY, one of numerous such excursions offered each month by the nonprofit Tucson Bird Alliance with ...

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

A hummingbird gorget is a strange sounding word for shimmering feathers that catch the light. Learn more about these colorful ...

With the face of a Muppet and the physique of a Furby, the Kākāpō is an all-around preposterous creature. It’s nocturnal, ...

A master of impalement, this fierce songbird skewers its prey on thorns and barbed wire across Europe and Asia.