Fans of blue jays apparently find their antics — which include a nod to greed and theft — fascinating, says columnist ...

The native black stilt birds mostly call Mackenzie Basin's braided rivers and wetlands home, but conservation staff expect they could be on the move following recent storms.

It’s not all that bad when you have birds to brighten up your day. November is a good time to start up your bird feeder if you do not already have it going. Some of you may not have a bird feeder at ...

Discover 10 magical iridescent birds that shine like rainbows. From peacocks to hummingbirds, explore the most stunning species with shimmering feathers.

After the roseate spoonbill event in Marshfield that I wrote about last week, the “anything can happen” fall migration ...

Bird-watchers across the country are flocking to Long Island after a common cuckoo—so rare in the US that it's been seen in ...

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.

A Long Island golfer spotted an extremely rare avian for these parts perched over a golf course on the East End, leading to a ...

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

G enetic analysis of the hoiho, also known as the yellow-eyed penguin, has revealed that this species is in fact made up of ...

The cuckoo, which has been spotted only four times in the mainland US, is native to Europe and winters in Africa.

I received a “rare bird alert” phone call this past week from a Prescott birder. I’d mentioned to this friend several months ago that I had yet to see an ...