In this, the year 2004, most Americas consider themselves fortunate to be able to buy food at supermarkets and restaurants rather than have to...

The cover story in this month’s issue of the science journal Nature addresses climate change and biodiversity loss. According to the authors, human-induced global...

This interesting item just hit the wire: LONDON (Reuters) – A rare feathered visitor to Britain survived a grueling 15-hour journey from Norway, only...

This week finds me traveling across the country for work. The birding was uninspiring at my Orange County, CA hotel, and I don’t expect...

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. ABC focuses...

The Vineyard Gazette has been Martha’s Vineyard’s newspaper of record for the last 157 years. While the Bird News column does not seem as...

There is a great article in Wired magazine about the technological innovations being tested through an ornithological research project. The bird in question is...

One lesson any observer of the natural world learns quickly is to take nothing for granted.  Nature loves to defy all expectations. Nobody expects...