People don't often think of goldeneyes as seasonal indicators, as they do… More

Remember Jonathan Livingston Seagull? That short novel from the 1970s told… More

There is something magical about puffins and their auk family kin, the… More

Want to carve a scrub jay like the one Jerry Simchuk demonstrates in the… More

Purple martins spend their winters in South America but nest only in North… More

It may be commonplace, but the sparrow is a worthy bird and a fine subject… More

The name brown creeper (Certhia americana) may sound sinister--conjuring… More

With its brilliant crimson head and crisp tuxedo-colored body, the… More

Look into the eyes of a bird and a wary intelligence peeks back. Gaze into… More

Roger Tory Peterson, author of the seminal A Field Guide to the Birds,… More

Humans are enthralled by birds. Whether they are flying in the skies,… More

Coots and their kin belong to an old family. Fossils of these birds reveal… More

In the springtime, whip-poor-wills patrol a territory, settle with… More

More than 100 warbler-shaped, sparrow-sized, drab-looking birds were… More

Henry David Thoreau was one person captivated by the brown thrasher's… More