A campaign is underway to vote for Britain’s National bird. The incumbent Robin (for anyone living to the west of the Atlantic, this is a European...

“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. No matter. I recently traveled...

Did you survive the double-barreled assault of Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Before you judge rabid deal hunters and conspicuous consumers too harshly, imagine...

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are among the most polarizing birds. They fulfill and important ecological and sanitary role by consuming dead, often diseased animals,...

The Emu is the second largest living bird in the world by height, second only to the Ostrich.  It is also the largest bird...

Any birdwatcher who has traveled widely knows that the success of an birding expedition depends far more on who is charge of finding birds...

Pigeons get no respect. More reviled than perhaps any other species for the mess they make, their copious poop, and their general ubiquity, they...

Dear holiday shoppers, thank you for taking time out of your Cyber Monday hyperconsumption to report your Best Bird of the Weekend. Please feel...