Birds head north each year from Mexico and Central America, sometimes braving storms in the Gulf of Mexico. By the time they reach the Texas coastline, they are hungry and their feathers are heavy ...

This Valentine's Day weekend, love will be in the air. So will birds, and scientists around the world are counting on the public's help to learn more about where those birds are and in what numbers.

For backyard birding enthusiasts, there is good news and bad news. We’ll go with the more positive news first. Passerines–the types of birds that are generally found around backyard bird feeders–are ...

Just as spring begins to show its annual gifts of rejuvenation — and as we celebrate Earth Day — two new books offer reflections on ways that watching birds can renew our joy in nature, and maybe even ...

After dozens of dead waterfowl were discovered near Patchogue this week and an Aquebogue duck farm was forced to euthanize about 99,000 ducks last month, Long Island experts and community members ...

“These pages are a record of my obsession with birds,” writes Amy Tan in the preface to “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” and “obsession” is no overstatement. Her new book, culled from “nine personal ...

you’ve probably seen a smart bird feeder or know someone who has one. They’re fairly recognizable from a distance with their clear housing, cameras, and solar panels, and perhaps a friend or family ...

The Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder Pro taps into the best part about bird-watching: It’s a hobby that can be enjoyed anytime, in anyplace, by anyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting at your kitchen ...

It might be Valentine’s Day – but this weekend is for more than just love birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count is back. Between Feb. 14 and 17, the event invites nature enthusiasts around the world to ...

If you know author Amy Tan for The Joy Luck Club — a novel about Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco — her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, might seem like a deviation. That's because ...