Birdwatching, or birding, is a rewarding hobby that connects people with nature and offers a peaceful escape from daily life. Whether you are in a city park, a rural area or even your back yard, ...

Here are some helpful things to have on hand if you want to start bird-watching in your back yard. A notebook: It's hard to remember what you've seen, so jot down what the bird looks like and what it ...

Both refer to the hard, keratin-covered structure that birds use for feeding, grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey and more.) After you look at the bird, use a bird guide to look up and match ...

Wendy Rihner will lead a two-night program on the basics of bird-watching at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, March 4 and 11, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 West Napoleon Ave., in Metairie. Each session is ...

Editor’s note: “Just for the birds” is a new Outdoors column by Terry Rich, expressly about bird watching, bird conservation and more. It will be appearing regularly on at least a monthly rotation in ...

Editor's note: Submit outdoors photos and story ideas to news director Gary Estwick at [email protected]. Feeding birds in your backyard allows you to enjoy observing wild birds — and other ...

The Texarkana Museums System celebrates Arkansas Heritage Month with two opportunities to learn the basics of bird watching. The P. J. Ahern Home will host "Collecting Bird Data as a Citizen Scientist ...

Panama may be a small country, but it’s home to more than 1,000 species of birds, both endemic and migratory, making it one of the best places in the region for birdwatching. In fact, the country’s ...