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

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

Wading through a clear knee-deep tidal pool in coastal Florida, I was trying to move slowly, to avoid disturbing a gorgeous American oystercatcher napping on a small sandbar. Oystercatchers are ...

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...

Last week while leading a photo workshop in warm and sunny Florida, I was walking down a long stretch of beach with my group of photographers in tow. The sun had just come up spreading a warm ...

Here is Texas, there is a really unique bird that Gulf Coast Bird Observatory has been monitored since 2011. It’s a striking bird, with a black and white body and ...

Black birds. Good or bad ... Starlings generally aren’t a problem at bird feeders, at least not the giant flocks of 500 or 1,000. Starlings have rather stubby tails and yellow beaks in summer. They ...

Black birds. Good or bad? Depending on which black bird species, your answer could be yes or no — or something in between. First of all, we have to get the nomenclature straightened out so we can make ...

The Audubon Society says bird feeders should include a variety of seeds. Black oil sunflower seed appeals to the greatest number of birds. When using blends, choose mixtures containing sunflower ...

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