Migration already has been heavily altered by building and development and the loss of green spaces along the major migratory ...

As more than 50 million fledglings make their way south, turning down the lights is a painless and cost-effective way to help ...

Perhaps one of the most common birds heard and spotted across North America, Mourning Doves are often sighted near humans.

Birds banded with geolocaters are getting new and useful data, especially those that travel between North America and South ...

California condors – known scientifically as Gymnogyps californianus – are imposing vultures. They’re the largest bird ...

Roberta Bondar knew that she would not be able to hear birds, let alone seen them from space, but when she really thought ...

The Florida grasshopper sparrow was near extinction only a few years ago. The recent release of the 1,000th captive-raised ...

Purple martins are migratory birds that breed in Wisconsin and winter in South America. The species relies on human-supplied ...

Long restricted to Florida, the large wading birds have begun popping up across much of the United States and as far north as ...

While picking up pizza and cat food, I found myself caught up in watching the gulls hanging around the parking lot of what ...

The humble turkey vulture plays a vital role in keeping the land clean and diseases at bay. It also acts like an avian weathervane.

Types of North American CardinalsNorthern CardinalNorthern cardinals are commonly spotted across the eastern half of the ...