It’s a bang-up breeding year for super-endangered birds! First, wildlife officials in Louisiana announced the first successful wild Whooping Crane nest in that state since 1939....

When it comes to binoculars, I’ve long been devoted to my trusty Nikon Monarch 8x42s. They feel great, they function beautifully, and they’ve seen...

It’s a good day to be a Double-crested Cormorant—at least for those living in the eastern United States. Birds in the 24 states east of the...

This past week in birding news was nothing if not exciting. Almost 16,000 birders, participating in the second annual Global Big Day on May...

It seems like lately, every time I glance at a screen or opened a newspaper (okay, let’s be realistic, the newspapers were on screens too),...

You’ve probably heard the children’s song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, followed by swallowing a spider to catch the fly, and at...

They may (or may not) be smarter than a fifth-grader. But Ravens (like the fine specimen above photographed by Corey) are no slouches in the intelligence...

In the fight against extinction, score one—actually, make that two—for Whooping Cranes. For the first time in 75 years, a pair has successfully nested in...