This week, birders around the world lost one beloved feathered creature from their birding life list. Fortunately, no species went extinct. Instead, this change resolved a long-held misunderstanding ...

Flock shape, speed and structure are key in deciphering whether radar readouts are birds, bats, insects or weather ...

Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted. Beyond eating bugs or invasive plant seeds, backyard birds provide people with joy and wonder, said Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count director for ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Discovery News It goes a little something like this: A young male zebra finch, whose father taught him a song, shared that song with a ...

DEAR JOAN: Last weekend I spotted a white bird at our backyard bird feeder. All of the other birds at the feeder at the time were house finches. Other than color, the white bird looked the same as the ...