This week’s featured creature may be one of the most commonly seen birds, as nearly every Walmart parking lot is populated with them. The great-tailed grackle is quite common, and you’ve almost ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

All black, often noisy, and gregarious, all those blackbirds. Some seem smaller, some more brownish, and some are rather large. To most folks, that may be all we notice about them. But there is a ...

When I became serious about birding in the 1990s, I wasn’t thinking about milestone birds. Then they started creeping up. The first biggie was No. 500, a Varied Thrush in Evanston. And before that, my ...

Bird migration has long been embedded in the landscape of the borderland, with nearly 300 species of birds visiting here every year, including what some call “accidental visitors.” ...

It’s a good time to reflect on some of the remarkable new species that arrived in the New Forest during 2025.” ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

This dazzling account from journalist McCommons (Camera Hunter) examines how the “meanness... and greed” of the indiscriminate slaughter of birds in turn-of-the-20th-century America prompted a diverse ...

Eight pairs of eyes scanned the desert brush through binoculars for signs of life. Without notice, a flash of bright yellow quickly materialized, seizing attention — and raising eyebrows. This ...

A great pair of binoculars is a must for any serious birder, from compact binos for popping in your bag to image-stabilized models — find your next pair. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The Henry Pigott house on Portsmouth Island. Photo by Sara Hassatt By Peter Vankevich The Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Count took place this year after having been canceled in 2023 and 2024 ...