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The annual Great Backyard Bird Count, February 13 - 15, 2015, is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birdwatchers across the country count birds… -
You'll find the Black-capped Chickadee across the northern US into Canada. The Carolina Chickadee holds sway in the Southeast.Hear the husky voice of a… -
Storks and babies have been linked together for centuries. But how did that old legend get started? Researchers suggest that the legend goes back to pagan… -
Migratory birds connect the Northern Plains with many parts of the Western Hemisphere. Barn and Cliff Swallows, McCown's Longspurs, this Lark Bunting, and… -
The strange wading birds known as jacanas are nick-named "lily-trotters" for their ability to walk on lilypads. In Jamaica, they're known as "Jesus… -
The emphatic hoots of a pair of Barred Owls resonate in the still of a winter's night. Like many owls, Barred Owls initiate their vocal courtship in… -
Most bird species in North America mate for a single breeding season. Some may team up again the following year, just because both stay in - or return to… -
American Coots settle onto lakes and estuaries, forming rafts of hundreds, even thousands, of birds. They like to feed on aquatic vegetation, and… -
If it weren't for birds, how many of us would take notice of the natural world? Birds are all around us. In our back yards or driving across country, most… -
Scientists have puzzled for centuries over how different groups of birds are related. Did birds that look physically alike, such as falcons and hawks,…
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