If you find a bird feather – how can you tell which species it belongs to? An ornithologist in the Forensic Laboratory at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pondered this question.

From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...

Anyone who spots the birds, either with the naked eye or using binoculars, is encouraged to take a photo and send it to the ...

You’ve watched them shuffle across icebergs and marveled at their underwater acrobatics, and now you'll want to share these ...

Creating a magical moment for the whole city to share in, the Glasgow Peregrine Project have revealed the hidden world of ...

Usually seen here in spring, autumn and winter, common gulls are actually a scarce breeding species here and usually seen on estuaries and wetlands. A common gull is the same size ...

Still, Williams said, hooded warblers are fairly common in Alabama. Williams studies migratory songbirds at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve in Huntsville. Over the last two seasons, she said she’s ...

What is your spark bird? This question is a great icebreaker for outdoor enthusiasts because, even in a large group, two ...

Of all the hummingbirds in the Americas—which is to say, every last one of the family’s 350-plus species—birders in the United States are lucky enough to have regular chances at seeing 15 varieties. A ...

Attract them to your yard with a hummingbird feeder that stores nectar, or plant flowers such as bee balm, hostas, petunias, ...

Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older ...

Local property owners and volunteers are giving kestrels a chance to thrive in an age where the species’ population has declined.