North America has been overrun by a quiet, svelte, and unassuming bird,… More

Fiery red eyes peer with intelligent intent out of a body armored in… More

My childhood dream bird, the one that I wanted to see more than any other,… More

When viewed face-on, the rounded heads of the Strix owls seem to take up a… More

Purple martins spend their winters in South America but nest only in North… More

In 1881, a man from Oregon, Owen Nickerson Denny, changed the hunting… More

"One of the most breathtaking of the worlds weirdest birds.Thats how the… More

With its brilliant crimson head and crisp tuxedo-colored body, the… More

When the gray and bedraggled hatchling throws off its shell and gazes at… More

Coots and their kin belong to an old family. Fossils of these birds reveal… More

Humans are enthralled by birds. Whether they are flying in the skies,… More

Roger Tory Peterson, author of the seminal A Field Guide to the Birds,… More

What shall we do with a drunken sailor? Thats from an old sea shanty,… More

Shorebirds because of similarities in size and coloration and a… More

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a world-class bird, an… More