From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the pond: drink-your-tea! This is not a British parent’s plea, ...

For more than 20 years now, I’ve covered a route on Martha’s Vineyard that is part of the U.S. Geologic Survey’s Breeding ...

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the eastern towhee and the spotted towhee—a species found in western North America— were thought to be the same bird, the rufous-sided towhee, until 1995.

Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area Located 15 miles northeast of Huntington, this 1,096-acre area along the Ohio River is one of West Virginia’s most popular and productive birding sites. It’s also ...

Birds can nest in inconvenient spots like flower pots, planters, and hanging baskets. There are rules against disturbing ...

A bird that made its nest on a level crossing barrier was hoisted into the air every hour as trains passed by. Tachatham ...

Naturalists and volunteers at Erie Bluffs State Park check bird houses each week this time of year to chart nesting activity.

If you've spent the time making your yard more attractive to birds, it's likely you've got a couple of nests. But sometimes ...

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully ...