While many people enjoy birding to witness the intrinsic beauty of each species, it's a bird’s behavior and its similiarities to humans that draw many birders to study and learn about them, says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bald eagle officially became the U.S. national bird after a Christmas Eve proclamation signed by President Joe Biden only ...

Birds that call Arizona's desert ecosystem home — including the state's iconic cactus wren — are in serious decline, according to a sweeping new conservation report. Why it matters: Birds are ...

Arizona offers some of the very best bird watching in the United States. Blame it on our remarkable diversity. Soaring mountains, warm deserts, deep canyons and rolling grasslands provide welcoming ...

Arizona's Sky Islands are known around the world as a birding mecca. Birders who visit the southeastern part of the state can find species such as the violet-crowned hummingbird, Montezuma quail and ...

While many avoid Arizona in the summertime due to excessive temperatures, dedicated birders know that this sweltering season one of the most spectacular times to birdwatch in this state, especially in ...

ALMOST or quite the brightest bird that I saw in Arizona — the Arizona cardinal, well named superbus, being a doubtful exception — was the vermilion flycatcher. I had heard of it as sometimes ...