In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

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 ...

Wise people will tell you to avoid thinking too highly about yourself when things go right and not getting down on yourself ...

Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off ...

Migratory songbirds are fickle breeders, especially since the marshes where they mate are flanked by shore homes, roaring ...

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

So, with one eye this bird had spied a small insect in the grass. The insect was caught and swallowed within seconds. During the 20 minutes of observation, this Dunnock consumed an estimated 50 ...

A dark-eyed junco enjoys the snow. Songbirds like the house sparrow, house finch, dark-eyed junco, evening grosbeak, gray crowned rosy-finch, Steller’s jay, Cassin’s finch, Canadian jay and the ...

The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the recording cage, the little gray bird bites my finger with its thick red bill. Ouch!

The Blackburnian Warbler is a small songbird with a flame-orange head. The striking bird largely nests in the far Northeastern United States, around the Great Lakes, ... The gaps between each decal ...

The most likely places for them to have patterning are their back and head. Many species of sparrow have stripes or “caps” on their head that are clearly visible from a distance. Most sparrows are ...