Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s ...

Adirondack birding experts debate which bird call defines summer. Red-eyed vireo, common loon, and hermit thrush compete for ...

Linda Woodard was the only person at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center at 8 a.m. on a recent humid Thursday, a few hours after high tide. She's easing into retirement after 35 years with the center ...

“I was told this is an eastern towhee, but I live in the San Joaquin ... pinkish or greenish speckled eggs. Learn fascinating sparrow facts you should know. This species sings a wide variety of songs, ...

Experts have warned a tiny, marsh-dwelling bird could vanish from North Carolina if drastic action isn't taken.  What's happening? According to WITN, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources ...

It’s July, and in northern Michigan’s jack pine forests the Kirtland’s Warblers are busy tending to their young birds that have hatched this spring.

From the bird’s mottled and rumpled feathers, Narango could see that this slate-colored bird was a dark-eyed junco, a sparrow species found in various color combinations across North America.

The increase in urbanization poses a significant threat to biodiversity, leading to the alteration of natural habitats and intensified competition between native and exotic species. The house sparrow, ...

As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still ...

The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carlinensis) is a member of the Mockingbird and Thrasher family. It is a tame, gray bird about nine inches in length that likes to frequent or reside in areas of ...

The clay-colored sparrow has in the past year become one of Stillwater’s newest feathered residents. The small, brown, drab ...

Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.