This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...

It’s nesting season again. For something so basic and so essential to avian life, I believe that the act of nesting is misunderstood by many. Let’s go over some very basic stuff and ...

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

Keying off the mesmerizing New York story of two red-tailed hawks in love, living and struggling on Fifth Avenue, the play Pecking Order has some excellent elements, but ultimately disappoints.

Watch your backyard come to life as amazing owl species swoop through the night skies. Get to know the types of owls you ...

Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many ...

The term “snowbirds” sometimes refers to people who head south to avoid the cold and snow of winter. There are some real ...

Unique, colorful, musical and social, evening and pine grosbeaks are wild birds that tend to be wintertime visitors that we ...

Climbing biologists like Campbell-Spickler are experts at using rope-access techniques to safely enter nests built in tree ...

Edible bird’s nest is made by a species of cave-dwelling swiftlets. Weaved from their saliva and harvested in caves and man-made nesting houses, bird’s nests are then painstakingly cleaned ...

A project from Mass Audubon pays farmers to change their mowing schedules to encourage grassland birds to nest and raise their young.