Scissor-tailed flycatchers breed in grasslands and prairies of the Midwest. Known as the state bird to Oklahoma, here in Texas they are sometimes called the Texas Bird of Paradise. At their ...

The medium-sized flycatcher has a fairly widespread ... This isn't the first time bird enthusiasts traveled to the Texas coast for a bird sighting. Galveston Island posted about an "extremely ...

Texas is part of the Central Flyway, a bird migration route that some 400 ... vesper sparrow, scissor-tailed flycatcher, dickcissel, loggerhead shrike, Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawk ...

Ariana is the assistant news editor of Chron. Her stories focus on space, wildlife, and any weird happenings in Texas. She previously covered community news and breaking news at the Austin ...

Visit the southern regions of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas ... one is an exciting find for bird-watchers. One of the best places to see vibrant red vermilion flycatchers is Saguaro National ...

It’s a dizzyingly long journey for a bird that weighs just over an ounce. “Alaska populations of olive-sided flycatchers are just on this razor-thin margin of what’s biologically possible ...