Birdwatching often feels like a test of patience where the final exam involves distinguishing between a dozen types of small, brown sparrows. We stare into the bushes, squinting until our eyes water, ...

It's always fun to watch birds perched on your backyard trees or feeding stations. And if they happen to be a rare sight in your area? You could easily spend a few hours looking up their ID, logging ...

The sunny yellow-hued American goldfinch, which has a black forehead marking, can be seen all over the states. For a real birdwatching activity, fill a seed bag with thistle and watch flocks of them ...

American robin foraging in green ground cover - Travis Potter/Shutterstock Having your own yard means you don't have to trek to a park or trail to see a variety of species of birds. That said, your ...

I always get this question — or a variation of it — from at least a few folks about this time of year: “A strikingly beautiful bird is coming to my feeder. It has a big red spot on its white breast, ...

Stacie Birky Greene’s relationship with birds started as a kid, growing up on a farm with ducks and chickens. Years later, she was listening to a story on NPR about the use of pesticides in a village ...