A deep winter storm transforms a backyard into a bird haven as evening grosbeaks return to crowded feeders, offering a fleeting, hopeful glimpse of a species in steep decline.

I always get this question — or a variation of it — from at least a few folks about this time of year: “A strikingly beautiful bird is coming to my feeder. It has a big red spot on its white breast, ...

Daryl Herron, a real-life friend as well as a Facebook one, posted a photo of a bird on my page recently, seeking help with identifying the bird. His sister, Monica Cody, took the photo at her ...

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There are a lot of different aspects of birding that make the activity rewarding. These include getting a great look at some species, getting a great photo, finding a rare bird, seeing a “lifer,” or ...

Noticeably bigger than a mountain bluebird but not quite as long as an American robin, it appeared larger than a robin because it is a robust bird with a large, thick beak used for cracking open hard ...

Want more birds in your yard? These 9 unexpected foods—beyond basic birdseed—can bring in a wider variety of species.

Today we meet the blue grosbeak. This little songbird is a sometimes resident, sometimes migrant whose coloration has direct effects on its ability to welcome baby blue grosbeaks into the world. The ...

BILL MARCHEL is a wildlife and outdoors photographer and writer whose work appears in many regional and national publications ...

There are numerous birds that are with us only for the spring and summer months, including the swallows and several warblers that I’ve recently discussed. Today, I’d like to talk about three more ...