The world is surely an odd place. Every day is thick with tales of woe and madness, a glut of spin and sin that...

The taxonomic practice of speciation must be more art than science. After all, there are at least six distinct and recognizable populations of Dark-eyed...

When it comes to the number of existing bird species, the math tends towards subtraction rather than addition. The most recent tale of extinction...

It’s been known for some time that birds are descended from dinosaurs, with Archaeopteryx representing one strong link between avians and antiquity. However, researchers...

We recently received a interesting question from Alice of 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera. After buttering us up with compliments, she posed this query:...

The people of Auburn, NY have long felt besieged by American Crows. Small wonder, considering that this city of roughly 29,000 (where, coincidentally, Core...

Some decisions have been made recently that will have serious ramifications for the future of the Greater Sage-Grouse. The wrangling of politicians, conservationists, and...

We may have lost yet another endemic Hawaiian bird with an unpronounceable name. The Associated Press reported yesterday that one of Earth’s rarest birds...