From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

There were plenty of unusual records as 2026 got underway, including Red-flanked Bluetail in London and Corncrake in ...

Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...