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...

Everyone, the Painted Bunting needs your help. There’s a new proposal before the American Ornithologists’ Union’s North American Classification Committee to split Painted Bunting...

Having found my large Pied Oystercatcher family last week I have spent a lot of time with them this week. I am not sure...

Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder. They packed up in June of 2013 and headed...