About the size of a blue jay, it is the smallest hawk in North America. No matter. Sharpies use their short, powerful wings ...

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

In Arizona's Sky Islands, dry summers may be pushing some bird species away from traditional migratory routes.

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

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

It’s a quiet, still morning as you sit near the edge of a lake in your blind. You hear some birds in the distance and turn ...

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

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

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

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

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

Located in western North America, the lazuli bunting is a small and colorful bird. Males have a white wing bar, a ...