Each day the sun rises a wee bit earlier chasing away the darkness stolen by daylight saving time. Birds don’t give a hoot about man-made strictures, but follow their instincts and internal clocks.

YAKIMA, Wash. As a teenager starting down the road to identifying birds, I found swallow identification very challenging. These little guys are so flitty you can’t get a decent look! With perseverance ...

One warm and muggy morning on my walk, I notice swallows gathering on overhead power lines. The pair closest to me are northern rough-wings, and they are well into the throes of courtship: she, ...

Swallow-tailed kites are a migratory bird species that can be seen in Florida for a portion of the year. Swallow-tailed kites make their nests in tall trees and are social birds, often congregating in ...

Jim Metivier stands on extensions of his dock over Long Pond in Denmark, Maine, in Nov. 2022. Water levels on his property have gradually receded over a period of several years. "I haven't been able ...