Readers shared their drawings and explained how it changed the way they observe birds. By The New York Times Throughout the summer birding project, we have been encouraging new birders to try ...

As a birder, I had heard that if you paid careful attention to the head feathers on the downy woodpeckers that visited your bird feeders, you could begin to recognize individual birds. This intrigued ...

As a birder, I had heard that if you paid careful attention to the head feathers on the downy woodpeckers that visited your bird feeders, you could begin to recognise individual birds. This intrigued ...

Meredith Blunt of Kitchener, Ont., has been drawing a bird every day this year, to focus more on her creativity and mental health. Her drawings have become so popular online that she's now also taking ...