But recent monitoring surveys of the species conducted by fisheries biologists from the California Department of Fish and ...

All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to gray birds, you should learn to identify these small red birds. Canada Jay ...

Lesser goldfinches feast on the seeds of weedy, invasive plants such as thistles and dandelions, which are abundant in the ...

Ideally, you should position your bird feeder around 10 feet away from trees or shrubs to prevent squirrels from jumping onto ...

Discover these 10 enchanting coastal communities along California's shoreline where small-town charm, stunning views, and ...

A daring attempt to save a young bald eagle trapped for weeks in the rugged Plumas National Forest ended sadly, despite the ...

On July 1, Lukas Le Grice, 16, led the fourth annual Ojai Valley Summer Bird Count.

This story is a selection from the June/July issue of Air & Space magazine Carla J. Dove is the manager of the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of ...

Snake species that are commonly found in California including the gopher snake, coachwhip snake, sharp-tailed snake, ...

A Greater Roadrunner zoomed into view and hopped atop one of the tee boxes to survey its surroundings. I focused my ...

Non-native, feral honeybees are crowding out native bee species in southern California — and it could have knock-on effects ...

There’s a magical spot along California’s Central Coast where a massive rock rises from the sea like nature’s own monument, sea otters float on their backs cracking shellfish, and the crowds that ...