The sinuous, elegant image of a Great Egret echoed on the placid surface of the Spuyten Duyvil calls to...

Grackles are intimidating birds, there’s no denying it. With their dagger beaks, sinister strut, and evil yellow glare, they...

When the Core Team went birding this past weekend, we weren’t just looking for warblers. Rumor had it that...

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

The taxonomic practice of speciation must be more art than science. After all, there are at least six distinct...

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

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

We recently received a interesting question from Alice of 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera. After buttering us up with...