For bird watchers, cardinals are among the most striking and beloved birds in North America, thanks to their bright feathers and melodic songs. It's always exciting to spot one of these beautiful ...

Scientists must journey to remote islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, braving uncertain conditions, to reach the ...

This species is one of the most widely distributed, abundant, well-known, and well-named birds in North America. Polytypic. Length 8.7". Usually sits in an obvious place or is found in flocks ...

These beautiful birds are North America's most common hawks. They are found all over the continent, in Central America, and in the West Indies. The first of these hawks to be scientifically ...

A number of rare and endangered bird species can be seen in Louisiana, if you know how to find them. Here are the species and ...

Black swifts, with their preference for nesting on steep, wet, cold rock faces, are among the most enigmatic birds in North America. JT Thomas On a hot, dry July evening, a dentist named Mike ...