Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area and Chadron State Park saw a lot of birds this fall migration season. From Aug. 24 to Oct. 15, staff banded nearly 700 songbirds between the two stations. Bird ...

From casual bird buddies to ornithology obsessives, you can now trek to far flung corners of the globe and identify any feathered friend you find – as long as you have a smartphone. The hugely popular ...

It usually starts with a quiet morning walk, a child’s curious shriek, or a pet tugging insistently at a bush in the backyard. There it is—tiny, fragile, and utterly helpless-looking: a baby bird, ...

What’s the best way to learn your local birds? One of the most common methods has traditionally been to get a book. A good field guide to birds will contain illustrations or photos along with helpful ...

The researchers’ forensic tool uses stable isotope analysis to identify the carbon and nitrogen values that reflect the differences in the diets of birds raised in captivity and those from the wild.

Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are 'thinning out' the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the ...