February is a big winter month, but it still offers us plenty of hints of spring as bird activity starts to increase.

Bird Mimicry Bird that mimic other birds are the cover artists of the bird world, borrowing sounds and tunes from other birds to use as their own. Some mimicry bird species—mockingbirds, thrashers and ...

Use expert tips and a helpful chart to improve your hawk identification skills. Plus, learn about the common types of hawks ...

An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

Mr. Cañas-Valle’s discovery, described in the journal Ornithology in November, may be the first documented example of ...

Scientists have described a nocturnal moth's unique evolutionary trick in replicating the appearance of 3D leaf, with potential applications for the development of advanced camouflage materials and ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

This time of year, birds are easier to see on bare branches and you’ll have the run of some of the best viewing spots.

The mass death of wild birds on and around Nantucket has once again sparked worries on-island about the deadly virus known as ...

The mass death of wild birds on and around Nantucket has once again sparked worries on-island about the deadly virus known as ...

The immature male king eider has its own distinctive look, with an orange bill and white breast. Because of its rarity, many ...