SOUTH NEWFANE Last week I reviewed the new "Peterson Guide to the Birds of North America." Roger Tory Peterson published his first field guide in 1934, and in so doing he taught us how to bird. His ...

Turn your smartphone into your best and most-used birding resource with these handy apps. Our favorite bird identification apps are easy to use, and they’ll help you get the most out of every ...

BIG PINE, Calif. — Retired high school teachers Tom and Joanne Heindel had spent decades pursuing a daunting challenge in bird science: A survey of every species in Inyo County’s otherworldly tableau ...

According to a survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 96 million Americans are bird-watchers, or 37% of the population aged 16 and above. Most observe from home, but 43 million have traveled ...

So you want to try birdwatching, or as some of us call it, birding. Something about our feathered friends has grabbed your attention. A great-horned owl, perhaps, hooting outside your window after ...

It was a gloomy Saturday in northern England, I was 12 years old, and, as was often the case, I was bored. Looking out of the kitchen window through the rain, I began to notice the birds coming to the ...

With habitats that range from salt marshes and coastal beaches to freshwater swamps and mature forests, Rhode Island is a birder’s paradise. Not only do 150 different avian species call the Ocean ...