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 ...

Migrating birds navigate using celestial cues ... often cushioned with grass or other soft materials. The American robin builds a new nest for each brood. A clutch consists of three to five ...

They found that only perching birds—the so-called "passerines ... nests—and the remaining 80 were inactive open-cup American robin nests. Snake skins—provided from a local snake breeder ...

Birds utilise shed snake skins in their nests ... More than 60 nest boxes were erected as a simulation of cavity nests, and 80 American robin nests acted as a model of open-cup nests.

After analyzing century-old records of birds’ nests and observing over 140 nests with and without snakeskin, researchers reported last month in The American Naturalist that in some types of ...

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 held together as snow built up inside the bowl, and we often saw chickadees “bathing” in the snow-bowl, much as birds in ...

One defense strategy that birds might employ involves draping their nests with snake skin. This tactic helps keep predators away, […] ...

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 ...

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.

American Robin bird sitting inside its nest on a tree. Image by johnanderson via Depositphotos. Robins are particular about where they build their nests, often preferring the safety of trees and ...