From dazzling pollinators like hummingbirds that keep insects at bay and your flowers healthy to melodic cardinals and tufted titmice that fill your garden with song, birds are welcomed visitors in ...

“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind. A ...

Woodpeckers have extraordinarily long tongues to locate and capture various hard-to-reach insects living inside the wood of trees.

This week, birders around the world lost one beloved feathered creature from their birding life list. Fortunately, no species went extinct. Instead, this change resolved a long-held misunderstanding ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The last Backyard Bird Count found that 52 ...

A magnolia warbler (left) and an American redstart (right). During their migrations, these species may travel together. Credit: Shutterstock This season, billions of birds will take to the skies as ...

Scientists found a “cryptic” nocturnal bird with a unique song in Indonesia and Timor-Leste and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Colin R. Trainor, shared by George Sangster Hidden in ...

The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much of a show. Among the peacock, the toucan, and the macaw, there’s a ...

Winter can be a challenge for birds and wildlife, with cold temperatures, long nights, wind, and ice, but keeping the right ...