Red-winged blackbirds vexed me when I first started birding. Not the males. They’re easy. They have that sleek all-black ...

Northern cardinals, blue jays, American robins, and house sparrows are common birds in North American cities. These small, ...

Experts say there’s “no substitute” for the Bird Banding Laboratory or the Breeding Bird Survey, which help reveal the health ...

Many birds sing during the day, but some prefer the night. Nine species are known for their nocturnal songs. The Northern ...

For more than a century, the USGS program has revealed crucial insights about where birds go, how they’re faring, and what we ...

A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

The birds visiting your yard may not be using the birdhouse you've installed because the hole is the wrong size.

On the afternoon of May 22, a wildfire sparked next to Highway 395 near the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in the ...

Three bald eagles in Oregon were poisoned by lead, likely from gut piles left during spring bear season. Lead ammo remains a ...

Baraboo, Wisconsin sits just 12 miles from the neon lights and water slides of Wisconsin Dells, yet exists in an entirely ...

Timber rattlesnakes are the most common rattlesnake in Alabama. Also known as the canebreak rattlesnake, it’s found throughout the state, though it’s significantly less common on the Gulf Coast, ...

Thousands of North America’s most colorful birds are flying over West Virginia every day looking for love, but which ones should you keep an eye out for?