An influential teacher started Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996) on his path by encouraging him to join the Junior Audubon Club. The Jamestown, New York native became completely absorbed in the world of ...

"To Fly or Not to Fly," David Attenborough travels around the world to seek evidence for the evolution of flight. From the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand, species of birds that exist today model ...

Sunbirds are brightly colored birds of the Old World. While they’re not closely related to ... but purple finches have more color, described by Roger Tory Peterson as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry ...

The most precocious chick in the world could well be the offspring of the torrent duck, which is quite at home amongst the fast-flowing mountain rivers and waterfalls of the Andes. The birds breed ...

His books include Birding Without Borders, about his 2015 world record of finding 6,042 species of birds in one calendar year.

Birds have favorite places, just like people. Although some birds seem to live just about everywhere, most birds prefer a specific type of habitat. That’s because the land and plants of an area ...

PETERSON Passed away on May 8 after a short illness. He was born on November 24, 1928 in Duluth, MN. Served with the armed forces in Germany during WWII. Roger and his wife, Gloria, moved to ...

The event is sponsored by the New Neighbors Coalition and will take place at the Roger Tory Peterson Institution ... but also from his various migrations around the world. While studying birds around ...

By Jim Tankersley The kingdom, which has been accused of trying to “sportswash” its human rights record, hosted the WTA Finals, part of its unstoppable advance into the world of sports.

The World Center for Birds of Prey is an indoor-outdoor education center. Visitors get a chance to see all sorts of raptors, including eagles, vultures, hawks, and falcons from around the world.

The iconic Birds of Prey World Cup race finish venue at Beaver Creek received the new name to recognize the Arnold’s “transformative contribution to the non-profit in support of ski racing in the Vail ...

A nation synonymous with distance running was given a multimillion-dollar choice: Get serious about antidoping efforts, or get banned from world sports. With money from an oil boom, Norway ...