Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it's almost always obvious when you've seen a hawk. But which hawk? Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

A bright red bird is one of the most eye-catching wonders of nature. Beyond their beauty, there is a reason behind that pop of color. Male birds are typically the brightly colored ones, which helps ...

It’s time to fret for the red-footed booby. Not to mention the many-colored fruit dove; the pink-footed shearwater; and members of Hawaii’s noddy gang, both black and blue-gray. In a long-delayed ...

As mornings dawn earlier and light lingers longer at the end of each day, birds are noticeably more active. They’re getting noisier – and nosier – as spring awakens, feasting at feeders and searching ...