Experts explain how to choose the best bird seed for different species, including top mixes, sunflower seeds, millet, and ...

One of the simplest ways to slow down is to stop, smell the roses and listen to the birds. However, it seems people are starting to do more than just listen to them. The hobby of bird watching might ...

Scientists have developed a fecal-sampling method that can help identify illegally captured wild birds that are being sold as captive-raised.

I love observing birds in the wild and catching them on camera. This is the gear I use to attract them to my yard and get the best shots. Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've ...

Avian influenza (bird flu) is a highly contagious disease of wild and captive birds. Controlling its spread remains a major ...

Birding season has arrived, bringing with it many birds we have yet to identify. Birding apps are the solution, whether you’re hearing an unfamiliar bird call or seeing a species you haven’t ...

It usually starts with a quiet morning walk, a child’s curious shriek, or a pet tugging insistently at a bush in the backyard. There it is—tiny, fragile, and utterly helpless-looking: a baby bird, ...

In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...

Migratory birds are getting a bad rap right now, as avian influenza cases multiply and appear in new species. “The reason it’s become such a threat is because of how widespread it’s become in wild ...

Each morning during the summer months, I would see Cathy’s cellphone perched in our bedroom window while she occupied herself getting ready for the day. The phone would usually occupy that unusual ...